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EXMAR : Collaboration of industry leaders and flag administrations lead to approval of the IMO’s ammonia as fuel safety guidelines
EXMAR : Collaboration of industry leaders and flag administrations lead to approval of the IMO’s ammonia as fuel safety
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n Approval of safety guidelines\n We continue to shape the future of ammonia-fueled shipping: safety guidelines approved ✅\n \n \n With safety at our core and over forty years of handling ammonia, we provided hands-on input for the @IMO's ammonia fuel guidelines together with @Belgian FPS Mobility and @Lloyd's Register. It is another step forward, seeing the interim safety guidelines being turned into a standard, into the tightest possible international safety framework that will be impacting operations for the wider maritime industry.\n \n \n World's first ammonia-powered MGC\n \n \n With the launch of the world's first ammonia-powered midsize gas carriers, ANTWERPEN and ARLON, and through our extensive experience of ammonia STS operations, we are demonstrating what safe ammonia handling looks like. Soon, ANTWERPEN and ARLON will join our fleet, raising the bar for safety across the seas.\n \n \n Read the full joint press release by the Royal Belgian Shipowners' Association (KBRV) , together with FPS Mobility and Lloyd's register in our news update below. \n \n \n Belgian maritime partnership delivers hands on safety input for IMO ammonia fuel guidelines\n \n Close cooperation between the Belgian Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport (FPS Mobility), EXMAR and Lloyd's Register turns real-world experience into practical rules - contributing towards sustainability with the tightest possible safety framework.\n At the current 111th session of the International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 111), the safety guidelines for ammonia as fuel on IGC ships have been approved. This marks an important milestone in the transition towards sustainable shipping.\n \n \n The development of these guidelines is the result of close cooperation between the FPS Mobility, EXMAR and Lloyd's Register.\n \n \"As a public authority, we want to facilitate the energy transition by ensuring that an appropriate regulatory framework is in place in good time. Thanks to close cooperation with the industry, this framework is also tailored to the realities on the ground,\" noted Nathalie Deleuze, FPS Mobility's Maritime Expert in Alternative fuels.\n Celine Audenaerdt, KBRV's Head of Environmental and Technical Affairs added: \"Through intensive collaboration and the combination of strong in-house competence and hands-on experi...