Thursday, September 11, 2025

Ammonia powered ship, Yara Edye, had its steel cutting ceremony!

Happy Thursday! 

We like a good engineering feat and with the IMO deadline to reduce emissions quickly approaching the first ammonia powered vessel seemed to fit the bill.  Did anyone happen to read gCaptain Daily Newsletter on September 6, 2025, their article titled, “Construction Begins on World’s First Ammonia-Powered Containership”?  The article speaks in regard to Yara Clean Ammonia had a steel cutting ceremony for its first renewable ammonia-powered vessel named, “Yara Eyde”.  Yara Eyde will be a containership, and this ship will help the shipping industry show it too may help lower emissions as the world strives to reduce greenhouse gases.  Yara Eyde shipping route will eventually connect Norway and Germany.  Ammonia as a low emission marine fuel has grown from theory to use in a relative short amount of time. The shipping industry has 39 ships which use ammonia as its fuel, and they are either tankers or general cargo vessels.  In spite of the special handling ammonia needs, advances have been made for marine refueling facilities, and as there becomes more of a demand the prohibitive costs should tame.  We wish Yara Edye a speedy journey to the finish line!  If you would like to read more of gCaptain’s article, please click the link: Construction Begins on World's First Ammonia-Powered Containership.

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We hope you have a wonderful evening, and a great rest of your week!

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