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Building a Brazil – Belgium green shipping corridor

Julian Atchison June 10, 2026

GMF and RMI will lead a consortium of stakeholders developing a new green shipping corridor joining the Port of Açu in Brazil with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium. There are a number of exciting ammonia developments at either end of the proposed green shipping corridor, including Air Liquide’s now-operational ammonia cracker in Belgium, and Fuella’s renewable ammonia production project in the Port of Açu, powered by Brazil’s largely renewable electricity grid.

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Practical lessons, safety framework emerge from Rotterdam bunker demonstration

Julian Atchison June 01, 2026

A key outcome from the April 2025 bunker demonstration is the validation of the Port of Rotterdam’s port safety framework for ammonia as a fuel: a robust governance structure that can manage the introduction of new fuels like ammonia to European ports and beyond.

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IMO approves safety guidelines for marine ammonia fuel

Julian Atchison June 01, 2026

The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee approved two sets of interim guidelines at its recent meeting in May: on the safety of ships using ammonia as fuel, and on training for seafarers on ships using ammonia as fuel.

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MPA Singapore authorizes ITOCHU’s upcoming ammonia bunker trials in Singapore

Julian Atchison May 27, 2026

The trials (planned in 2027) will help verify the technical readiness, operational protocols, infrastructure, and technologies ITOCHU plans to use in its future commercial operations for ammonia bunkering.

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Norwegian government announces decarbonisation targets for offshore vessels

Jacinta Bakker May 21, 2026

The Norwegian government has announced that oil and gas offshore vessels must begin decarbonising from 2029. There are a number of ongoing, ammonia-fueled vessel projects based in Norway, including services for the oil & gas, timber, container and bulk transport segments.

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MEPC84: support for Net Zero Framework stabilizes ahead of key decision point in late 2026

Julian Atchison May 12, 2026

MEPC 84 has concluded in London, with positive momentum swings towards adopting the Net Zero Framework later this year, plus a raft of interesting policy outcomes. But fluidity around a portion of the member state’s positions still remains, and when the pressure returns in late 2026 to make decisions, it is still uncertain what the outcome will be.

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LOTTE: completing the ammonia bunker fuel value chain

Julian Atchison May 05, 2026

LOTTE Fine Chemical has completed a port-to-ship ammonia bunkering operation at the Port of Ulsan, fueling EXMAR’s newly-launched Antwerpen vessel with 600 tons of ammonia fuel originating from Envision Energy’s renewable ammonia production plant in Chifeng, China. The ammonia fuel will power sea trials of the Antwerpen off the South Korean coast.

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Four week retrofit for feeder container vessel to sail on ammonia

Julian Atchison May 04, 2026

The LNG version of the feeder vessel was granted AiP in early 2024, followed by AiP for the ammonia-fueled version in September 2024. A new case study published by Lloyd’s Register now outlines the conversion pathway for the vessel, comprising four weeks in dry dock.

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EXMAR: preparing to sail using ammonia as a marine fuel

Kevin Rouwenhorst April 27, 2026

In our latest episode of Project Features, we explore EXMAR’s new ammonia dual fuel vessels, which are shortly to go through sea trials on ammonia fuel. We discuss safety engineering, engine testing, crew training, and “Risk Based Certification”: the approvals process novel vessels like these need to go through to demonstrate an equivalent level of safety to that achieved with conventionally-fueled vessels.

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EXMAR, Trammo: successful ship-to-ship transfer in Oman

Julian Atchison March 30, 2026

A full cargo load of ammonia was successfully transferred between mid-sized gas carrier vessels at the port of Sohar in northern Oman, helping pave the way for operations of new ammonia-fueled, ammonia-carrying vessels in EXMAR’s fleet.