Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, NYK Line get AiP for ammonia/LCO2 carrier

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and NYK Line have received approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK, the Japanese classification society, for a ship capable of transporting ammonia and liquefied CO₂ (LCO₂), the companies said on June 29.

LCO₂ carriers play a role in transporting captured and liquefied CO₂ to storage or utilisation sites. Ammonia, on the other hand, is gaining global attention as a clean energy alternative that does not emit CO₂ during combustion.

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and NYK Line have been actively engaged in the technological development of dedicated carriers for ammonia and LCO₂. Both companies have been collaborating on the technical development of large LCO₂ carriers.

With the acquisition of AiP, they aim to leverage their expertise in ammonia and LCO₂ to transport both substances on the same carrier. This would enable the carrier to transport ammonia to thermal power plants on the outbound route and then carry CO₂ emitted from the power plants to storage sites on the return route.