News / Yara International orders 15 terminals for bunkering blue ammonia

Ammonia bunkering. Photo: Yara International

Norwegian fertiliser manufacturer Yara International has ordered 15 ammonia bunkering terminals with Azane Fuel Solutions for port- or barge-based ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering.

Yara Marine is banking on the continuing use of existing steam-methane-reforming (SMR) infrastructure as a faster route to market for ammonia ship fuel. In a presentation last week, Yara Bunkering director Christian Berg said SMR incurred “high CO2 emissions at the production phase” but that this could be mitigated with carbon capture.

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