Recently, the “TTIE JIAN FENG DIAN 2000” self-elevating offshore wind power installation platform constructed by Yantai CIMC Raffles Ocean Technology Group (“CIMC Raffles Group”) for CRCC Harbour & Channel Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd. was successfully delivered. It was surveyed by China Classification Society (CCS). Deputy General Manager Gao Xueting of CCS Qingdao Branch attended the delivery ceremony and delivered a speech.
Vigorously strive for a new beginning to achieve a good start of the new year. On January 3, 2025, the CCS class 62K heavy lift vessel “KANG FU” constructed by Chengxi Shipyard (Yang Zhou) Co., Ltd. For Bank of Communications Financial Leasing CO., Ltd. (“BOCOM Leasing”) was successfully delivered in Jiangdu Development Zone.
On January 7, 2025, the first vessel “BYD HEFEI” of the 7000 dual-fuel pure car truck carrier (PCTC) series, which was constructed by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for BYD (HK) Co., Ltd. and surveyed by China Classification Society (CCS), was officially named and delivered. Zhou Liwei, Deputy General Manager of CCS Guangzhou Branch, was invited to attend the naming and delivery ceremony.
On January 8, 2025, China Classification Society (CCS) launched a new business organization, the International Ship Business Operation Center. It opened up one window to provide customers with integrated services for the full lifecycle of classified ships, one-stop solutions as per customer needs, and new service products for new technologies and requirements.
With the acceleration of decarbonization in the global shipping industry, ammonia, as a highly-anticipated green energy star, is gradually becoming a key driving force for the transformation and upgrading of the shipping industry by virtue of its environmental characteristics of near-zero carbon emissions and cost advantages.
The 5500HP ammonia-powered tugboat project of COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Dalian) is the first ammonia-powered ship project in China. During the progress of this project, China Classification Society (CCS) has actively promoted the transformation of ammonia-fueled ships from theory to practical application, participated in ship design optimization, provided risk assessment solutions for ships, put forward preventive suggestions and measures for key risk points of the application of ammonia fuel, and implemented them in ship construction, thereby guaranteeing the smooth progress of this project.
Currently, ammonia fuel is widely regarded as one of the important alternative fuels for the international shipping industry to achieve the net zero emissions target by 2050. This paper analyzes the main risks of ships using ammonia fuel from the physical and chemical properties and combustion characteristics of ammonia, and sorts out the key technologies for ships using ammonia fuel, in order to provide reference for the safe application of ammonia fuel in ships.
Among the available green fuels, methanol and green ammonia are considered the two main stream alternative fuels for achieving net zero emissions in international shipping by virtue of their good supply and economic expectations.
This paper discusses the design basis, ship arrangement, safety protection, and other core elements of the application of ammonia fuel in ships by taking the practical application of ammonia fuel power system on ships as an example, in order to provide technical support and practical guidance for the promotion and application of ammonia-fuelled vessels in the shipping industry.
China Classification Society (CCS) has been carrying out comprehensive research on the application of ammonia fuel in ships since 2021, and its research scope covers key links in the entire industry chain, including ammonia fuel preparation, transportation, water application, etc. CCS has made significant achievements, and preliminarily established relevant service capabilities and products.
At present, with the continuous deepening of global energy transformation, the shipping industry is ushering in a new era characterized by green, low-carbon, and sustainable development.
With the significant advancement of zero carbon emissions target in the shipping industry, alternative fuels play a crucial role as the main force in reducing emissions, especially zero-carbon fuels.