HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Builds World's Largest Ammonia-Powered Vessel... Delivery Set for November

"Terra Clove" named at Ulsan shipyard
Can transport 93,000 cubic meters of ammonia and LPG
Equipped with dual-fuel propulsion and leak detection systems

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has built the world's largest ammonia-powered vessel and will deliver it to its owner in November.

The world's largest ammonia-powered vessel, Terra Clove, built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries said on October 22 that it held a naming ceremony at its Ulsan shipyard for the 93,000-cubic-meter ammonia-powered gas carrier Terra Clove. It is the first of two sister ships ordered from Singapore-based shipping company EPS in 2023.

The vessel is equipped with an ammonia dual-fuel propulsion system, allowing it to run on either conventional marine fuel or ammonia. It is scheduled for delivery in early November after final outfitting.

The ship is 230 meters long, 36.5 meters wide and 23.6 meters high. It is equipped with four cargo tanks designed and built in-house by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and can carry ammonia and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

It also features a shaft generator that produces electricity using the propulsion engine's rotating shaft, as well as systems to reduce nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide emissions. To improve safety, the vessel is equipped with sensors that monitor ammonia leaks in real time and a system to reduce ammonia emissions.

More than 110 people attended the naming ceremony, including HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Vice Chairman Lee Sangkyun, EPS CEO Cyril Ducau and Loh Khum Yean, chairman of Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA). In April, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries also built and delivered the world's first 46,000-cubic-meter mid-sized ammonia-powered gas carrier.

Lee said, "It is an honor to have built next-generation eco-friendly ships with EPS over the past 30 years." He added, "Building the world's largest ammonia-powered vessel is an important step forward in decarbonizing shipping."

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