Navigator Holdings has won approval in principle from classification society DNV for an ammonia-fuelled LPG carrier.
The US-listed shipowner said subsidiary Navigator Gas has been developing the design with an industry-wide consortium, including MAN Energy Solutions, Babcock International and the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA).
Approval has been granted under the special features notation (GF NH3) of DNV's new rules for the use of ammonia as fuel in gas carriers.
