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Retail giants back first e-ammonia boxship - splash247

The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), an alliance of freight buyers that includes major retailers — like members Amazon, IKEA and Nike — has announced that Hapag-Lloyd and North Sea Container Line have won ZEMBA’s second tender, enabling ZEMBA’s members to abate ocean transport emissions by deploying two hydrogen-derived e-fuels.

Hapag-Lloyd will deploy e-methanol on large methanol dual-fuel containerships, on a transoceanic lane, while NCL will deploy the world’s first e-ammonia-powered containership, serving a northern European tradelane.  

Teresa Bui, senior director of the climate campaign at Pacific Environment, commented: “The shipping industry is one of the dirtiest polluters on the planet and this announcement signals to the market that the demand for zero-emissions shipping is here.”

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