NYK completes world-first ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and its Japanese partners have completed what they claim is the world’s first ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering operation involving an ammonia-fuelled vessel. The operation took place on September 17 at Japan Marine United’s Ariake Shipyard, where ammonia was transferred from the 998 gt ammonia carrier Shoei Maru to a new ammonia-fuelled medium …