South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has built two ammonia dual-fuel gas carrier vessels.
The two ships will now make their way from HHI’s Ulsan shipyard, on the south-east coast of South Korea, to Exmar LPG France, a subsidiary of Belgian shipping company Exmar, following final outfitting.
Measuring 190 metres long by 30.4 metres wide, the two 46,000m3 ammonia-powered vessels – named Antwerpen and Arlon – are equipped with three cargo tanks designed to enable the safe transport of liquefied gas cargoes such as ammonia and liquefied petroleum gas.
According to HHI, ammonia will be stored in pressurised tanks onboard the vessels at around 8 bar or in refrigerated tanks at -33°C without the need for cryogenic technology. In liquid form, it has about 1.7 times higher storage density than liquefied hydrogen (-253°C) at the same volume, making it suitable for large-scale, long-distance transport and storage of hydrogen.
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