In order to implement the strategy of becoming a maritime power and focus on 3060 dual carbon goal, COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry launched on October 16, and cooperated with Dalian CRRC Diesel Engine, COSCO SHIPPING (Tianjin), China Shipping & Sinopec Suppliers Dalian Branch, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dalian University of Technology, China Classification Society, American Bureau of Shipping, China Development Bank Leasing and other units jointly initiated the establishment of China's first "marine clean fuel joint-study union".
 
The joint-study union adopts an open organization form, and all its work is agreed on multilaterally and equally. It is committed to the research, promotion and application of new green marine clean fuel application technology.

The establishment of this union will give full play to the technical and resource advantages of each member unit, solve the common problems of the application of new green energy to ship fuel, put forward the idea of new fuel on board application and industrial chain process, and jointly promote the low-carbon development of shipping industry.
 
As the first joint scientific research project launched by the union - "Ammonia-powered dual-fuel combustion, functional research and demonstration of supply" project, a letter of intent for joint development was also signed at this signing ceremony.

The project will take the 5000HP tugboat built by COSCO SHIPPING Shipyard (Dalian) as the carrier, aiming to realize the design and manufacture of ammonia diesel dual power engine, the development of key technologies and equipment such as ammonia fuel supply, storage, gas supply system, as well as the overall design and construction of the ship.
 
Source: Sarah Yu, XINDE MARINE NEWS

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