Safety nod for Norway's ammonia bunkering terminal

Yara Clean Ammonia and Azane Fuel Solutions (Azane) have received safety approval from the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) to build an ammonia bunkering terminal in Norway.

PHOTO: Illustration of floating ammonia bunkering terminal. Yara Clean Ammonia

“The permit marks a significant milestone for enabling ammonia as a safe and low emission alternative to traditional shipping fuels,” the companies said in a joint statement.

“Now we finally know with certainty the safety zones we will have to operate under when bunkering ammonia. The required safety zones are very encouraging and demonstrate how it will be possible to bunker ammonia in the biggest and busiest ports around the world,” Steinar Kostøl, vice president at Azane added.

The bunkering terminal will be constructed at Fjord Base in Florø, Norway. The terminal will feature a stationary floating barge that will be able to carry 650 mt of ammonia.

“The permit allows for up to 416 operations annually, many of these expected to be bunkering operations for offshore supply vessels that regularly call at Fjord Base in Florø,” Yara Clean Ammonia said.

Azane plans to build a total of 15 such bunkering terminals as part of its ammonia bunkering network.

By Konica Bhatt

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