Singapore: Itochu and 22 industry players launch study into adoption of ammonia marine fuels

SINGAPORE, June 13 (Reuters): Itochu Corp and 22 industry players are conducting a joint study into the potential adoption of ammonia as a carbon-free marine fuel, the Japanese trading house has announced.

Ammonia, a hydrogen-carrying chemical used as a fertiliser but also in other applications such as explosives, is one of several candidates to become the shipping industry's preferred zero-carbon shipping fuel.