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Wärtsilä, Höegh complete floating ammonia cracker concept

Julian Atchison April 25, 2025

The concept design can deliver up to 210,000 tons of pipeline-quality hydrogen per year from ammonia imports, and will feature in a number of projects in Germany.

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UK Coastguard, Department of Transport: preparing for ammonia-fueled vessels

Julian Atchison April 25, 2025

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency has set out timelines and processes for operators of ammonia-fueled vessels to engage with authorities in preparation for operations in UK waters. Ammonia fuel is included in the Department of Transport’s first-ever Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy, with as much as 70% of the forecast fuel mix being ammonia by 2050.

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MEPC 83: global shipping gets its first-ever emissions pricing mechanism

Julian Atchison April 23, 2025

The regulations send a clear signal to industry – business as usual operations will become significantly more expensive, and zero or near-zero (ZNZ) technologies and fuels represent one of the better opportunities to make deep emissions cuts. Following the historic vote at the IMO, we explore critical timelines for the new regulations, compliance thresholds, mechanisms for vessels to comply, and uncertainties that remain.

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Adani: critical transmission infrastructure approved for Gujarat ammonia project

Julian Atchison April 22, 2025

Adani Energy Solutions has had a $330 million transmission project approved that will supply power to its renewable hydrogen and ammonia project in Mundra, Gujarat. The first phase of the Mundra Green Hydrogen Hub will feature 1 million tons per year hydrogen production capacity, with ammonia to be utilized for coal co-firing, marine fuel, exports, and as a substitute for current feedstock imports into India.

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John Cockerill to provide electrolyzers for Tra Vinh project in Vietnam

Julian Atchison April 22, 2025

John Cockerill will provide its pressurized alkaline electrolysis technology, and partner with Vietnam-based The Green Solutions to develop the 182,000 tons per year Tra Vinh ammonia production project.

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IHI completes successful co-firing trial in Indonesia

Julian Atchison April 21, 2025

IHI Corporation, state-owned utility PLN Indonesia Power, and state-owned fertilizer company Pupuk have announced the successful completion of an ammonia co-firing trial at the Labuan power plant on Java’s west coast.

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Fortescue & CMB.TECH: charter signed for ammonia-powered iron carrier

Julian Atchison April 21, 2025

The Newcastlemax vessel is expected to be delivered to Fortescue by the end of 2026, and will feature WinGD’s X‑DF‑A dual-fuel engine. The vessel is one of a series under construction at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding in China.

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First ammonia bunker pilot completed in Rotterdam

Julian Atchison April 21, 2025

Facilitated by the Port of Rotterdam, Trammo, OCI, James Fisher Fendercare successfully completed a ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia between two vessels berthed at APM Terminals Maasvlakte earlier this month. The successful pilot raises the Port of Rotterdam’s “Port Readiness Level” for marine ammonia fuel to the deployment phase.

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Industrial demonstration of ammonia cracking: exploring global progress

Kevin Rouwenhorst April 16, 2025

Here, we explore the current demonstration landscape for large-scale cracking. To produce pipeline-quality hydrogen at future energy import hubs, industrial-scale ammonia cracking is still to be derisked and demonstrated, although certain parts of the overall process have been proven at scale. What are the technology elements to be considered, and who are the first-movers deploying the technology in a variety of global locations?

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Tsubame to deploy distributed production technology in Brazil

Julian Atchison April 14, 2025

Tsubame BHB and Brazilian biofuels company Atvos have signed a letter of intent to deploy Tsubame’s smaller-scale ammonia production technology in Brazil, replacing fossil-based fertilizers applied to surrounding agricultural areas.