MMMCZCS: Ammonia’s rise in shipping demands major workforce overhaul

The maritime industry is facing a ‘significant’ workforce challenge as ammonia’s momentum as a scalable alternative fuel option builds on in the face of the maritime industry’s energy transition, suggests a new report.

In their project summary report released on February 18, 2025, Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (The Decarb Hub) and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) reiterate that ammonia is a “promising” alternative.

However, per the partners’“Ammonia as Fuel Competencies and Training“ project report, as many as 800,000 workers