ITOCHU and partners to establish ammonia bunkering hub in Japan
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ITOCHU Corporation (ITOCHU) on Thursday (25 September) announced that it has concluded a joint development agreement (JDA) for an ammonia bunkering hub in Japan with TORAY Industries (Toray) and Uyeno Transtech.
The goal of this JDA is to jointly study and confirm the safety operation and necessary facilities of ammonia bunkering, obtain relevant permits from Japanese authorities, and to examine the commercial terms and conditions of ammonia bunkering, with an aim to establish ammonia bunkering hubs in Japan as part of ITOCHU’s efforts to promote the social implementation of ammonia as marine fuel.
ITOCHU said as ammonia is expected to be used as a zero-emission marine fuel among alternative fuels, many stakeholders in the maritime sector, including cargo owners and fuel producers, are considering the use and development of ammonia-fuelled vessels.
As a part of this, the establishment of an ammonia bunkering hub serves to strengthen relationships between the marine industry and the fuel industry, and ITOCHU will hold discussions with relevant companies with an aim to expand a stable supply chain for an ammonia bunkering hub in Japan.
As part of an integrated project, ITOCHU placed a new building order with a domestic shipyard for an ammonia bunkering vessel in June of this year. After demonstrating ammonia bunkering using this vessel in Singapore, ITOCHU plans to develop an ammonia bunkering business in Singapore.
At the same time, ITOCHU will study the development of ammonia supply chain as marine fuel to Japan with low environmental impact based on Life Cycle Assessment, to grasp initial demand for ammonia bunkering in Japan, with possible relocation of this Vessel to Japan.
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Published: 26 September, 2025
