Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI), Minato, Tokyo, is set to participate in a newly-launching project to develop guidelines for the safe usage of ammonia as a shipping fuel.
The project is led by The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, a research institute based in Copenhagen established in June 2020 to promote decarbonization of the maritime shipping industry.
MHI will participate as a founding partner of the Center, mainly through two group companies: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co. Ltd.
Project collaboration will also include Lloyd’s Register Group Ltd., the world’s oldest classification society, based in the U.K. On April 19, Japanese shipping company NYK Line also announced its participation in the new project.
The ultimate aim of the project is to decarbonize the maritime shipping industry through the safe use of ammonia as a shipping fuel, said MHI.