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Hyundai Mipo Begins Construction of Purus Ammonia-Ready Vessel
South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has started building maritime firm Purus's first ammonia-ready gas carrier.
The 45,000 m3 capacity vessel, part of a two-ship order placed in September 2024, is expected to join Purus's fleet in 2026, Purus said in a LinkedIn post.
The steel-cutting ceremony took place on Wednesday.
Both vessels will be ammonia-ready, meaning they can be retrofitted to run on ammonia in the future.
"They are flexibly designed to be Ammonia dual-fuel ready, including deck fuel tanks prepared for Ammonia dual-fuel retrofit in the future," Purus said.
Last month, Purus's gas carrier Green Power carried out the first ammonia-LPG co-shipment to Europe.
It was also used by Trafigura to demonstrate the first ship-to-ship ammonia transfer off Ceuta in July 2024.
