Hapag-Lloyd is evaluating ammonia as a potential bunker fuel
Mabanaft and Hapag-Lloyd to explore ammonia bunkering
The two firms have signed an MoU to evaluate options for low-carbon ammonia bunkering in and around the ports of Hamburg and Houston
Germany-based energy trader Mabanaft has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with shipping and container transportation firm Hapag-Lloyd to evaluate options for supplying low-carbon ammonia as a bunker fuel in and around the ports of Hamburg and Houston. In November 2022, Mabanaft announced it would develop with US industrial gases firm Air Products a large-scale ammonia import terminal at the port of Hamburg, with startup expected in 2026. The energy trader also holds an operating stake in Gulf Coast Ammonia, a 1.3mn t/yr facility in Texas due for commissioning by mid-2023, although the source for the plant’s hydrogen feedstock has not been disclosed. “When produced with renewa
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