DSME has been working with engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions on the project.
An early candidate to order the latest type of ship could be Maersk, the largest container line in the world. Maersk established three fuels last year, namely alcohol, biogas, and ammonia, to concentrate on its decarbonisation plan.
Other Korean yards are also designing their own ammonia-powered vessels, with Lloyd's Register approving designs for Hyundai Mipo's MR tanker and Samsung Heavy Industries' aframax tanker, the latter of which was produced in association with the largest shipowner in Malaysia, MISC.
Lloyd's Register granted approval in principle to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) in China in December last year for another ammonia-fuelled 23,000 TEU model design.
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