The newly established UK Ammonia Alliance intends to promote the growth of the ammonia industry in the UK, building on the country’s robust research and innovation base.
In April this year, a ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering demonstration was completed at the Port of Rotterdam. In October, two parties, OCI and VICTROL, who participated in the pilot, reached an agreement towards commercial implementation of ammonia bunkering.
MISC and Samsung Heavy Industries have received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for their new design of an ammonia fueled LR2 tanker, propelled by PEM fuel cell technology.
ITOCHU, TORAY and Uyeno Transtech have signed a joint development agreement for ammonia bunkering in Japan. Ship management company BSM will oversee the technical management of ITOCHU’s 5000m3 capacity newbuild ammonia bunkering vessel, set to be delivered to Singapore in 2027.
Derivaat NH3 plans to produce hydrogen and ammonia in Estonia via two projects. The first will be electrolysis-based, and powered by an under construction biogas power plant. Part of the produced ammonia will be used to power a rail ferry connecting Finland with Baltic countries using existing railway infrastructure.
Cleanergy’s integrated renewable pilot plant in Walvis Bay, Namibia is now online. The pilot is the first phase of a much larger project which will produce commercial scale renewable ammonia fuel: 185,000 tons per year by 2028.
Adding to a pre-existing order of five LNG dual-fuel container vessels scheduled for delivery in 2026, Yang Ming has signed a shipbuilding contract with Hanwa Ocean for the construction of seven 16,000 TEU dual fuel ammonia-ready container ships to be delivered between 2028 and 2029.
The IMO-backed Maritime Just Transition Task Force has unveiled interim frameworks for training seafarers on vessels powered by alternative fuels such as ammonia, methanol and hydrogen. The frameworks will provide guidance before harmonised training standards are fully developed.
Foshan Xianhu Laboratory and its collaborators have unveiled a new ammonia-fueled aluminium rod furnace, replacing a conventional, gas-powered multi-bar furnace in the production process.
Yara Clean Ammonia has reached a time-charter agreement with Navigator Ammon Shipping for two 51,000 m3 dual fuel midsized gas carriers to be delivered by October 2028. The company also celebrated the official start of construction of Yara Eyde, its new ammonia-powered container ship.