by Stuart Nicoll, Director, Maritime Strategies International (MSI)

The prospects for hydrogen trade are developing rapidly but are still theoretical.

Estimates prepared by bodies such as the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Hydrogen Council (a body that seeks to promote the hydrogen economy) provide a wide range of potential outcomes.

However, once the hydrogen economy moves past the theoretical stage, shipping demand will increase, and ammonia's role will be transformed.

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