Clean-fuel producers and shipowners are in limbo after the International Maritime Organization delayed a decision on a landmark climate rule amid US opposition.
Recently, an ammonia-powered ship completed its maiden voyage in eastern China, becoming the first of its kind to run purely on the carbonless compound.
In Denmark, the shipping giant Maersk launched a big container ship that can use methanol, making it the fourteenth and largest vessel yet in the company’s growing low-carbon fleet.
These efforts are part of the maritime industry's work to replace dirty diesel fuel in oceangoing ships, which haul a wide range of goods.
This summer, an ammonia-powered ship completed its maiden voyage in eastern China, becoming the first of its kind to run purely on the carbonless compound.
Author's summary: Clean fuels in shipping face uncertainty.