PaxOceanEngineering Pte Ltd. has actually authorized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore- based shelter vessel driver Hong Lam Marine as well as category culture Bureau Veritas (BV) to collectively establish an ammonia shelter vessel layout.
PaxOcean will certainly concentrate on establishing styles for ammonia-fueled as well as ammonia bunkering vessels, while Bureau Veritas will certainly confirm conformity with one of the most relevant as well as current policies, specifically those pertaining to the handling of ammonia. Hong Lam Marine’s function is to supply input certain to functional information, as well as to sustain as well as verify the viability of the ship layout for business procedures.
The MOU will certainly cultivate advancement in wise as well as self-governing ship innovations, as well as sustain using environment-friendly ammonia as a lasting gas to aid decarbonize international delivery, the companions stated.
The Maritime as well as Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has actually invited the development of the market collaboration to establish, test as well as test-bed brand-new styles as well as cutting-edge innovations required to increase the change to a tidy economic situation. Quah Ley Hoon, Chief Executive of MPA, stated, “As a major bunkering hub, this forward-looking collaboration aligns with our maritime decarbonization efforts to be ready for a multi-fuel bunkering transition to support the future of International shipping.”
Tan Thai Yong, Chief Executive Officer of PaxOcean, stated, “It brings me great pleasure to share that we are adding a new fuel segment into our R&D focus by co-creating ammonia-based vessel solutions with forward looking and responsible companies like Hong Lam Marine and Bureau Veritas. We look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with Hong Lam Marine and Bureau Veritas, founded upon our complementary strengths in a push to accelerate the development of ammonia bunkering in Singapore.”
Caroline Yang, Chief Executive of Hong Lam Marine Pte Ltd, stated, “We are pleased to be participating in the project in partnership with highly respected establishments and experts in the era of decarbonization and sustainability in the Singapore marine fuel industry and beyond.
Together, we look forward to contributing to the development and design of the ammonia bunker vessel as we focus on our long-term social and environmental responsibilities.”
David Barrow, Vice President, South Asia Zone of Bureau Veritas Marine & & Offshore, stated, “Ammonia has great potential as a zero-carbon marine fuel and can play a significant role to help shipping reach its decarbonization goals, but to fulfil this potential, more work is needed to overcome the safety and operational challenges. These challenges can be overcome through cross-industry collaboration, and we are very pleased to be working with PaxOcean and Hong Lam Marine to develop an ammonia bunker vessel design that de-risks ammonia as a marine fuel.”
