Yara Clean Ammonia and Pilbara Ports Authority team up to assess ammonia as a shipping fuel

Graphic: an illustration of a molecule of ammonia. The blue ball is an atom of nitrogen and the three grey balls are hydrogen atoms. Source: Image by Colin Behrens, Pixabay (with labels by SAL).

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Yara Clean Ammonia and Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) have signed a Collaboration Agreement to jointly facilitate the uptake of clean ammonia as a marine fuel in the Pilbara region in Western Australia.

This collaboration illustrates the confidence and commitment of both organisations in ammonia as...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/yara-clean-ammonia-and-pilbara-ports-authority-team-up-to-assess-ammonia-as-a-shipping-fuel/

Yara to start operating the world’s first fully emission free boxship

Yara International has announced that the world’s first electric and self-propelled container ship, Yara Birkeland, has departed for its maiden voyage in the Oslo fjord.

“We are proud to be able to showcase the world’s first fully electric and self-propelled container ship. It will cut 1,000 tonnes of CO2 and replace 40,000 trips by diesel-powered trucks a year,” said Svein Tore Holsether, CEO of Yara.

Yara Birkeland has been developed in collaboration with the Kongsberg Group. The ship was built...

https://container-news.com/yara-to-start-operating-the-worlds-first-fully-emission-free-boxship/

World’s First Zero Emissions Fully Electric Cargo Vessel To Set Sail

A Norwegian enterprise has designed a one-of-its-kind autonomous, zero-emission cargo ship – the world’s first zero-emission and crewless vessel.

If everything goes per plan, the ship will set sail for the first journey before the end of the year, with no crew members onboard. Its movements are going to be supervised by three data control centres (onshore).

It is not the first autonomous ship — an autonomous ferry had earlier been launched in Finland in 2018. But it is the first electric...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-first-zero-emissions-fully-electric-cargo-vessel-to-set-sail/

Aker, Yara And Statkraft Establish HEGRA To Enable Large-Scale Green Ammonia Production

HEGRA Meet

The company HEGRA is launched at Herøya, Porsgrunn, with former Statnett CEO, Auke Lont as Chairman. The company aims to electrify and decarbonize the ammonia plant at Herøya, enabling large-scale green ammonia production. HEGRA is short for HErøya GReen Ammonia and is co-owned by Yara, Aker Clean Hydrogen and Statkraft each owning 1/3.

Aker, Yara and Statkraft have established HEGRA with the ambition of creating new industry in Norway that provides a competitive advantage in a growing global...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/aker-yara-and-statkraft-establish-hegra-to-enable-large-scale-green-ammonia-production/

Trafigura And Yara Sign Deal On Clean Ammonia MoU

Trafigura, one of the world’s leading independent commodity trading companies, and Yara, a leading global ammonia player, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development and promotion of the use of ammonia as a clean fuel in shipping, says in article published on their website.

Why this MoU?

Reducing shipping emissions is a vital component of the fight against global climate change, yet greenhouse gas emissions from the global maritime sector are increasing. The Fourth...

https://mfame.guru/trafigura-and-yara-sign-deal-on-clean-ammonia-mou/