China Classification Society (CCS) and Dalian COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry have held an ignition ceremony for COSCO’s first ammonia powered duel fuel test engine. Concurrently CCS held an Approval in Principle (AiP) release ceremony for the design of ammonia-powered ships and ammonia supply system design.
The project is based on the 5000HP engine built by Dalian COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry and includes the design and manufacture of ammonia storage and gas supply systems, exhaust gas treatment, and the overall design and construction of ships.
CCS has set up a team of experts to participate in the R&D of the related sub-projects and the construction and inspection of the actual ship.
At the AIP release ceremony, Zhang Hui, general manager of CCS’s Dalian Branch, issued the world’s first AiP certificate for an ammonia-fuelled tug design based on a construction project underway at Dalian COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry.
Ni Zhiyong, Director of the Product Division of CCS’s Shanghai Branch, issued an AiP certificate for the first domestic ammonia fuel supply system for marine four-stroke engines to Weihai Heavy Industry Technology.
