MMMCZCS, partners unveil 3,500 TEU ammonia-fueled feeder design

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), in collaboration with ‘key’ partners, has unveiled a concept design for a 3,500 TEU container feeder vessel fueled by ammonia.

As disclosed, MMMCZCS has worked on this concept together with German engine manufacturer Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions), Danish maritime transportation major AP Møller-Maersk, classification societies American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Lloyd’s Register (LR), the Danish Maritime Authority, the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA Singapore), Finnish marine engineering company Deltamarin, and Denmark-based engineering firm Eltronic FuelTech.

The vessel concept is described as having been built on the notions of safety, cargo capacity, early deployment (using available 60-bore two-stroke engines) and available ammonia-powered propulsion technologies. Per MMMCZCS, the boxship was also envisioned with the expectation that ammonia bunkering infrastructure would not be fully developed once the unit enters service.

It was noted that the bunkering arrangement should allow the ship to be supplied from a handy-sized gas carrier (roughly 20,000 cbm).

As informed, the final feeder concept, which is compliant with SOLAS and the IGF Code, represents a ‘leap forward’ when