JERA to conduct world’s first truck-to-ship ammonia bunkering operation
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Japan’s power generation firm JERA Co., Inc. (JERA) on Wednesday (10 April) said it has decided to implement, beginning in late May, truck-to-ship bunkering of ammonia to an ammonia-fuelled tugboat (A-Tug) owned by NYK Line (NYK).
A ceremony announcing the decision to implement bunkering of ammonia bunker to the A-Tug was held at Sea Japan 2024.
JERA has concluded a joint study agreement with NYK and Resonac Corporation (Resonac) aimed at achieving the world’s first bunkering of ammonia to ships.
“So far, we have jointly studied the establishment of safe methods for handling fuel ammonia and the creation of systems for transporting it to and receiving it at port areas, while also liaising with related parties about developing rules related to its supply to ships,” it said on its website.
“Now that progress has been made on bunkering fuel ammonia to ships, we have decided to supply ammonia to the A-Tug by tanker truck at the port of Yokohama beginning in late May 2024.”
“When implemented, this will be the world’s first example of truck-to-ship bunkering of fuel ammonia.
The A-Tug is scheduled for delivery in June 2024.”
JERA added it has concluded a fuel ammonia bunkering agreement with Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha Corporation, a NYK Group company, which will operate the A-Tug, to provide it with a regular supply of ammonia.
Photo credit: JERA
Published: 16 April 2024
