CMB.TECH invests in Energy China’s emerging ammonia supply chain

Offtake of ammonia fuel, minority stake in supply chain logistics

Click to learn more. Energy China’s now-operational Songyuan production project, from which CMB.TECH has committed to offtake of renewable ammonia. Source: CEEC Hydrogen Energy (Energy China).

Maritime ammonia first-mover CMB.TECH has signed an off-take agreement for renewable ammonia produced by CEEC Hydrogen Energy (Energy China) at its Songyuan project in Jilin Province, northeast China. CMB.TECH will also acquire a minority stake in Jiangsu Andefu (ADF) one of China’s largest ammonia supply chain companies and China’s first exporter of liquid ammonia in 2011. In its first phase, Songyuan will produce 158,000 tons of renewable ammonia per year.

In cooperation with Energy China, ADF will complete an ammonia storage terminal at Panjin Port in the second half of 2027, and is also advancing ship-to-ship (STS) ammonia bunkering operations, targeting commercial deployment in 2026.

Today marks a big milestone in our decarbonisation journey. With an investment in the Chinese ammonia supply chain, CMB.TECH will be able to provide green ammonia to its ships. It’s another important step towards the launch of our first ammonia-powered ships and zero-emission maritime transportation. 2026 will be a very important year for our company and our industry, as we hope to prove to the world that we can decarbonise today to navigate tomorrow!

Alexander Saverys, CEO of CMB.TECH, in his organisation’s official press release, 16 Dec 2025

CMB.TECH will take delivery of 11 ammonia-powered ships in 2026. Ten Newcastlemax bulk carriers (210,000 dwt) are being built at Qingdao Beihai Shipyard, and one 1,400 TEU container vessel – the Yara Eyde – is being built at China Merchants Industry Weihai. Various charter and operational agreements are already in place for the series of vessels.

Songyuan now operational, ISCC certification awarded

This week, Energy China announced that the Songyuan project is now operational and producing molecules. As flagged in our Project Features webinar in October this year, the project has now obtained ISCC green ammonia certification, issued after an audit by Bureau Veritas.

The project has created four world records for the largest scale, the largest hydrogen storage capacity, the widest load flexible process and the largest alkaline electrolytic hydrogen production equipment, which has solved the world-class problem of dynamic coupling between new energy fluctuations and stable chemical production, and added strong impetus to China’s hydrogen energy industry from demonstration exploration to large-scale commercial applications.

(translated by Google) From Energy China’s official press release, 16 Dec 2025