K Line to launch ammonia-based ship service in 2026

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), together with ITOCHU Corporation, Nihon Shipyard, Mitsui E&S Machinery and NS United Kaiun Kaisha, have obtained an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Classification Society, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai for the design of an ammonia-fuelled ship (200,000 deadweight ton class bulk carrier). "The vessel, which recently received an AiP, was developed by Nihon Shipyard as the part of the Integrated Project for the Development and Social Implementation of Ammonia Fueled Ships, which was jointly adopted by the Green Innovation Fund Project / Development for NextGeneration Ships / Development of Ammonia Fueled Ships" of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) ," says a release from K Line.