Port of Oslo preparing for arrival of ammonia-powered Yara Eyde
By on February 16, 2026
Container route now open, being serviced by conventional vessel until later this year
Click to learn more. The Port of Oslo (pictured) is preparing for the Yara Eyde to visit as part of a fertilizer delivery route later this year. Source: Oslo Havn.
North Sea Container Line (NCL) has launched a new, weekly containership route that will be serviced by the ammonia-powered Yara Eyde from later this year. Beginning in Rotterdam, the route visits Oslo, Brevik, and Bremerhaven to deliver fertilizer, before returning to its starting point. The conventional vessel MV Tunadal will service the route until the Yara Eyde is ready, with the first sail currently in progress.
The route is commercially sustainable, while the development of the zero-emission vessel has received public funding. We expect many cargo owners to choose a zero-emission alternative once it becomes available in regular service…Yara Eyde will demonstrate ammonia as a zero-emission fuel while we strengthen our service offering throughout the Oslofjord. The start-up phase will be used to test everything from terminals and digital systems to load planning and route optimisation.
Martin Torkelsen, Chief Commercial Manager at NCL, in the Port of Oslo’s official press release, 9 Feb 2026
I am convinced that this new route will shift more cargo to sea. With Yara Eyde on the route, Oslo gains a zero-emission corridor to Europe. I commend the company for investing in green energy. These are exactly the types of customers we need to get closer to our vision of becoming the world’s most efficient and environmentally friendly city port.
Ingvar Mathisen, Port Director at Oslo Havn, in his organisation’s official press release, 9 Feb 2026
Yara is the main cargo owner, but the route is open to other industrial customers. During this year, container handling and terminal operations at the Port of Oslo will become “emission-free” via electrification and securing renewable energy guarantees, as well as “zero-emission” trucks. North Sea Container Line will offer “door-to-door solutions” for fertilizer deliveries, and connections to larger European logistics networks from ports of call.Late last year, NCL also won a tender from ZEMBA that will assist deployment of ammonia fuel along the route.