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Study paves the way towards ammonia bunkering pilots in Singapore
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation released the public findings from its Ammonia bunkering pilot safety study last month. Three potential pilot sites have been identified in Singapore, and a combined HAZID - QRA methodology has found that 400 operational and locational risks for ammonia bunkering were all classed as low or mitigable. Sign up for our upcoming Ammonia Energy APAC conference in August to learn more, when GCMD Chief Technical Officer Dr. Sanjay Kuttan will join us in-person to explore the report and answer your key questions.
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First ammonia-ready containerships delivered
Two ammonia-ready vessels - the CMA CGM Masai Mara and the ALS Ceres - were delivered this May. Both are the first in a series of six containerships contracted to be built at different Chinese shipyards.
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OCP Group: renewable ammonia production facility planned for southern Morocco
OCP Group will build a $7 billion ammonia production facility near Tarfaya in Morocco's south. Powered by 3.8 GW of wind and solar energy, 200,000 tonnes per year of renewable ammonia will be produced from 2026, rising to 3 million tonnes per year from 2032.
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Progress in Oman mega-projects
Hydrom (Hydrogen Oman) has signed commercial term sheets and allocated land to a series of important ammonia export projects being developed in the Gulf nation. Green Energy Oman is one of three project consortia granted land near Duqm in the country’s south, with further allocations expected in the coming months. Also in Duqm, ENGIE & POSCO have launched a million-tonne-per-year ammonia production project, with the full production output to be exported to Korea over the forty year operational lifetime of the plant.
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Cracking feasibility study launched in Rostock
EnBW, VNG and Jera will jointly conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the construction of an ammonia cracker demonstration plant at the Port of Rostock. The port joins a list of European ports where large-scale ammonia cracking is being considered, or a demonstration plant has already been announced: Antwerp, Rotterdam, Wilhelmshaven, Liverpool and Immingham amongst others.
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Yara & Cepsa: paving the way for the first ammonia deliveries to Rotterdam
Yara Clean Ammonia will supply Cepsa with ammonia, and provide Cepsa access to its “global supply base and logistical footprint” so it can deliver ammonia to industrial & maritime customers in northwest Europe. The strategic partnership will also help realise a new green maritime corridor between Algeciras and Rotterdam.
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners invests in CWP Global
CIP has announced its strategic investment in CWP Global’s portfolio of hydrogen & ammonia mega-projects, acquiring a 26.67% stake in a key element of CWP’s green hydrogen business. In February, CIP acquired a majority stake in a CCS-based mega-project being developed in Louisiana by the Sustainable Fuels Group.