{"id":4557,"date":"2024-08-09T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2024\/08\/09\/groundbreaking-ammonia-tug-named\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:11:22","slug":"groundbreaking-ammonia-tug-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/alternative-fuels-greenport\/groundbreaking-ammonia-tug-named\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundbreaking ammonia tug named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <em>NH3 Kraken<\/em> is set to complete its maiden voyage on a tributary of the Hudson River in late summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s ceremony marks a significant moment as we edge closer to making maritime history and transforming one of the world\u2019s oldest industries,\u201d said Amogy chief executive, Seonghoon Woo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe retrofit of the <em>NH3 Kraken<\/em> is nearing completion, and, soon, we will celebrate not just validation of our proprietary technology in maritime vessels, but also the beginning of a new era. This venture allows us the extraordinary opportunity to forge a greener future for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally built in 1957, the <em>NH3 Kraken<\/em> has passed through multiple owners and been known by various names, most recently supporting ice-breaking operations for Feeney Shipyard before being sold to Amogy.<\/p>\n<p>Amogy says the <em>NH3 Kraken<\/em> will prove how ammonia can be safely used as a primary fuel, either in new builds or retrofitted vessels.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel is named after Amogy\u2019s innovative ammonia cracking technology, which converts liquid ammonia into its base elements of hydrogen and nitrogen, then funnels the hydrogen into a fuel cell, generating high-performance power with zero carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/environment-and-sustainability\/creating-an-alternative-fuels-training-hub\/1492801.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the company teamed up with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and others to develop a training facility<\/a> on the operation of ships powered by alternative fuels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ammonia specialist Amogy has hosted a traditional renaming ceremony for its ammonia-fuelled tugboat, officially welcoming the vessel to water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[40,43,1528,376,1345],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-4557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-greenport","tag-alternative-fuels","tag-ammonia","tag-amogy","tag-maritime-and-port-authority-of-singapore","tag-tugboat"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4559,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557\/revisions\/4559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4557"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=4557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}