<article><p class="lead">The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore signed an initial deal with several industry partners on 7 June to design ammonia dual-fuel gas tankers.</p><p>The consortium consists of the MPA, Singapore-based shipping firm Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and maritime classification society the American Bureau of Shipping. EPS will order the ammonia dual-fuel gas carrier that will be built by HHI, while the vessel will be registered under the Singapore flag. </p><p>The initiative is part of the greening of the Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS), which is key to the city-state's maritime Singapore decarbonisation blueprint. The blueprint aims to have at least 50pc of the SRS fleet classified as "green ships" under the MPA's <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2310775">Green Ship Programme</a> by 2050.</p><p>Ammonia does not release carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and is one of the alternative marine fuels key to the industry's efforts to reduce its CO2 emissions, together with methanol, biofuels, LNG and hydrogen. There is no marine engine currently commercially available that can burn ammonia.</p><p>The initial deal was signed at maritime exhibition Posidonia held in Athens, Greece. Singapore's senior minister of state for transport Chee Hong Tat attended the event together with officials from Singapore's transport ministry and the MPA, during a visit to Norway and Greece.</p><p class="bylines">By Sammy Six</p></article>
