{"id":134944,"date":"2024-10-28T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/zero-carbon-ammonia-for-shipping-faces-cost-safety-challenges\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T08:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T06:00:26","slug":"zero-carbon-ammonia-for-shipping-faces-cost-safety-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/news\/zero-carbon-ammonia-for-shipping-faces-cost-safety-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero carbon ammonia for shipping faces cost, safety challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134944\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>At one of the world&#8217;s biggest bulk export ports in Western Australia, shippers safely completed the first transfer of ammonia from one vessel to another last month, a key test for its adoption as a marine fuel in the push for cleaner energy. The first cargo ships that would be powered by ammonia are set to enter service in 2026, one of several alternatives the industry is tapping to shrink a carbon footprint accounting for nearly 3% of global emissions.<\/p>\n<p>But ammonia faces major cost and safety hurdles as a shipping fuel compared to others, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, and biofuels. Ammonia&#8217;s appeal is that it is carbon free, and would be a zero emission fuel if made from hydrogen produced with renewable electricity. But safety is a big challenge for the product typically used for fertilisers and explosives. &#8220;Currently the lack of regulation, experience in use and toxicity of ammonia on board ships constitute major safety deterrents,&#8221; said Laure Baratgin, head of commercial operations at mining giant Rio Tinto (RIO.L), opens new tab.<\/p>\n<p>Top global iron ore producer Rio is the biggest exporter at Dampier, where the ammonia transfer trial was run. It operates dual-fuelled bulk ships that run on traditional marine fuel or LNG, but has yet to charter or order ammonia-fuelled vessels. &#8220;Pending our confidence and that of our partners, industry, and communities, that the risks are sufficiently controlled, we will look to charter ammonia dual-fuel vessels, the specific timing of which remains uncertain,&#8221; she told Reuters. U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors awaited quarterly results from some of the world&#8217;s most valuable companies next week.<\/p>\n<p>Other shippers are also hesitant. Globally, only 25 ammonia dual-fuel ships have been ordered as of 2024, trailing a fleet of at least 722 LNG-fuelled ships and 62 methanol-fuelled ships as of the same year which includes orders and ships that are already in operation. Only two smaller ammonia-fuelled vessels are in service now, including a tugboat in Japan. Refuelling ships, or bunkering, poses particular challenges with ammonia, which can cause acute poisoning and damage to the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The greatest risk is leakage during bunkering operations,&#8221; in addition to leakage from fuel tanks, said Yoshikazu Urushitani, general manager in the marine fuel division at Mitsui OSK Lines (9104.T), opens new tab, which is designing an ammonia-powered bulk carrier. A study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) identified 400 risks associated with ammonia bunkering, which it says can be mitigated with measures such as emergency-release couplings to shut systems when a leak is detected.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/zero-carbon-ammonia-shipping-faces-cost-safety-challenges-2024-10-27\/\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/zero-carbon-ammonia-shipping-faces-cost-safety-challenges-2024-10-27\/\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/vaufien\/zero-carbon-ammonia-for-shipping-faces-cost-safety-challenges\/\">Zero carbon ammonia for shipping faces cost, safety challenges<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1562,606,607,608,16689],"class_list":["post-134944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-shipping","tag-vau_viikkokatsaus","tag-vauen","tag-vaufien","tag-zero-carbon-ammonia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134944\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}