Germany unveiled its fossil fuel transition roadmap at the UN, becoming the third country after France and the Netherlands to do so, aiming to reduce costly fossil fuel dependence. Germany's biodiesel association welcomed its continued emphasis on sustainable biofuels.
All nine presentations from the IMO's 17 September ammonia seminar, synthesized: engine certification gaps, GCMD's readiness assessment, Yara's cost data, Rotterdam's bunkering pilot, reactive-nitrogen research and Lloyd's Register's new safety tools.
The UK Chamber of Shipping and CLIA launched the Alternative Maritime Fuels Coalition, uniting nine trade bodies spanning biogas, CCS, hydrogen, methanol, LNG and ammonia. It calls for UK ETS maritime revenues to fund decarbonisation directly and champions a technology-neutral approach.
Topsoe has signed an agreement with First Ammonia to provide its dynamic ammonia synthesis technology for First Ammonia's green ammonia production facility in Victoria, Texas. The facility will
Azane Fuel Solutions has signed a framework agreement with Equinor Energy AS for the supply of ammonia and the execution of truck-to-ship ammonia bunkering operations for ammonia-fueled
Hive Hydrogen's $5.8 billion green hydrogen-ammonia project at the Coega Special Economic Zone is progressing well, with the developer expected to make what it describes as
China's NEA published its first Green Fuels Development Report, showing roughly 8 million tonnes of oil-equivalent capacity across methanol, ammonia, SAF, ethanol, biodiesel and biogas. It also names its own challenges plainly: production costs remain 1.5-2x conventional fuel.
HD Hyundai Samho delivered Jane Maersk, its first Very Large Ammonia Carrier, to Maersk Tankers in a shipyard handover, no cargo carried. The 93,000 cbm vessel adds to Samho's 22-vessel, $2.55 billion VLAC backlog, addressing ammonia carrying capacity, distinct from bunkering infrastructure.
Jilin Electric Power shipped a reported world's-largest 3,750-tonne green ammonia cargo from its Da'an complex to South Korea. The RFNBO-certified ammonia, produced from 800MW of wind and solar, gives Jilin export access to EU compliance markets alongside Japan and Korea buyers.
ACME signed export deals with Japan's IHI and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical for 405,000 tonnes of green ammonia and 100,000 tonnes of green methanol annually, backed by subsidies on both sides. The agreements sit under India's National Green Hydrogen Mission, giving lenders a demand signal.
IMO 2020 looked like a global regulation story. The better reading is more practical: marine fuel rules work when the bunkering system can absorb them. That matters now because shipping is heading into a much harder fuel transition.