HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has built the world’s largest 93,000 ㎥ class ammonia-fueled vessel.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on the 22nd that it held a naming ceremony for the very large ammonia-fueled vessel “Terra Clove” at its Ulsan shipyard.

The event was attended by Lee Sang-gyun, Vice Chairman and Head of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries; Cyril Ducau, CEO of Singapore-based EPS; Low Koom Yen, Chairman of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA); John McDonald, Chairman of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS); and about 110 other officials and employees.

The Terra Clove is the first of two ammonia-fueled vessels that HD Hyundai Heavy Industries received an order for in 2023 from Singaporean shipping company EPS. Following final outfitting work, it is scheduled to be delivered in early November.

The vessel measures 230 m in length, 36.5 m in breadth, and 23.6 m in height, and is equipped with four cargo tanks designed and manufactured in-house by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. It can transport a total of 93,000 ㎥ of ammonia and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

An ammonia dual-fuel propulsion system has been applied, allowing selective use of conventional marine fuel oil and ammonia. It is also fitted with a shaft generator that produces electricity using the engine’s drive shaft, as well as systems to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides.

Safety has been enhanced by installing devices that detect ammonia leaks in real time and by applying an emission reduction system.

Lee Sang-gyun, Vice Chairman and Head of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, stated, “It is an honor to have worked with EPS over the past 30 years to build next-generation eco-friendly vessels,” adding, “The construction of this world’s largest ammonia-fueled vessel is an important step forward toward the decarbonization of shipping.”

Earlier, in April, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries built and delivered the world’s first 46,000 ㎥ class medium-sized ammonia-fueled gas carrier.

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