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In the Shipyard

From Design to Delivery

The project has received $2 million in support from the

Mineral Europa

New York State Energy Research and Development Au- thority.

At the opposite end of the commercial vessel spectrum,

CMB.TECH's Mineral Europa has entered service as the world's ? rst ammonia-powered dry bulk carrier.

The 210,000-dwt Newcastlemax, built by CSSC Qin- gdao Beihai Shipbuilding, is equipped with a WinGD dual-fuel ammonia engine and a Sun Rui ammonia fuel supply system. The propulsion arrangement allows opera- tion on ammonia or conventional marine fuel, providing ? exibility as ammonia bunkering infrastructure develops.

Anglo-Eastern played an important role in bringing the vessel from concept to operation. Its technical services divi- sion began evaluating alternative fuels with CMB.TECH in 2018, initially examining hydrogen before shifting to-

Image courtesy Anglo-Eastern ward ammonia.

Felicitas

By 2020, Anglo-Eastern Technical Services was develop- ing the vessel's safety philosophy, fuel arrangements and preliminary engineering. The design subsequently received

Approvals in Principle from Lloyd's Register and ABS in 2021. Integrating ammonia into a commercial bulk carrier presents engineering challenges beyond the installation of a different engine. Ammonia's toxicity requires carefully engineered storage, containment, ventilation, leak detec- tion and emergency shutdown arrangements. The chal- lenge was incorporating these systems without compro- mising the vessel's cargo-carrying capability.

Anglo-Eastern also developed operating, bunkering, maintenance and emergency procedures, supported by crew training using a three-dimensional digital twin, fuel supply simulator and emergency scenarios.

The vessel's entry into service represents the culmination

CMA CGM Electra of an eight-year development effort and provides an early commercial reference for ammonia propulsion in large oceangoing ships.

Another alternative fuel development comes from

Fratelli Cosulich Marine Energy, which took delivery of

Carlotta Cosulich, the third of four methanol-ready IMO

II bunker tank-ers in its ? eet expansion program. Built by

Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China, the 8,585-dwt tanker follows sister vessels Anna Cosulich and Lucia Co- sulich. The design re? ects the changing requirements of the marine bunkering business, where operators must ac- commodate conventional fuels while preparing for increas- ing demand for alternatives.

Carlotta Cosulich incorporates MarineLINE cargo tank coatings, single point mooring capability and a 5-ton

Image courtesy CMA CGM Image courtesy AMS Barging crane. These features provide ? exibility in cargo handling www.marinelink.com 67

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