Yara Clean Ammonia supply ammonia-fuelled vessel to NYK
Published by Oliver Kleinschmidt,
Assistant Editor
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
Yara Clean Ammonia, one of the world’s largest ammonia distributors, has signed a time-charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) for an ammonia-fuelled medium gas carrier (AFMGC) to be delivered in November 2026.
“Our collaboration with NYK enables us not only to comply with future regulations related to CO2 emissions from sea-going vessels but also helps us to ensure that our customers can receive carbon-intensity compliant clean ammonia throughout our supply chain from well to wake,” said Murali Srinivasan, Senior Vice President Commercial in Yara Clean Ammonia.
Since 2021, Yara Clean Ammonia and NYK have jointly studied the practical application of an ammonia-fuelled ammonia gas carrier, and the companies have now concluded the world’s first time-charter contract for an AFMGC, the most popular type of vessel for the international maritime transportation of ammonia.
“I am pleased to have concluded this charterparty which will give us great flexibility to manage carbon emissions and product carbon intensity. I look forward to a successful cooperation in operating this new technology to its best efficiency,” added Csaba Laszlo, Vice President Ammonia Trade & Shipping in Yara Clean Ammonia.'
The use of an AFMGC will greatly contribute to significantly reducing GHG emissions from marine transportation and developing an ammonia supply chain by providing a more environment-friendly means of ammonia transport as demand grows for ammonia use in the power sector, for marine fuel, and the like.
“In November 2023, we released the ‘NYK Group Decarbonization Story’ declaring a target of achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. We have been developing an ammonia-fuelled vessel because we believe that using alternative fuels, especially ammonia, is essential to reaching the net-zero goal. We are delighted to have concluded this time-charter contract with Yara Clean Ammonia, the world’s largest ammonia player, which has highly evaluated the AFMGC we develop with our partner companies as a next-gen fuelled vessel. We will continue to work with Yara on building an ammonia supply chain from various aspects, not only in the maritime transportation of ammonia,” commented Hironobu Watanabe, Managing Executive Officer NYK.
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