By GMM Technologies | 2024-03-01 | Ship Building News |

Two medium gas carrier newbuildings being built for Exmar LPG at South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard are to have Wärtsilä Gas Solutions’ Ammonia Fuel Supply Systems installed.

This would make them the first-ever oceangoing ships to have dual-fuel engines capable of using ammonia as fuel, Wärtsilä said.

Wärtsilä’s new Ammonia Fuel Supply System (AFSS), suitable for liquid and gaseous fuel, is available both for new ships and retrofits on board existing vessels. It can be installed as an integrated cargo handling and fuel supply system on ships carrying liquefied gas and is particularly suitable for ammonia carriers, including very large (VLGC) and medium gas carriers (MGC).