{"id":4671,"date":"2024-09-23T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T09:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2024\/09\/23\/boosting-pilbaras-ammonia-bunkering-potential\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:12:05","slug":"boosting-pilbaras-ammonia-bunkering-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/alternative-fuels-greenport\/boosting-pilbaras-ammonia-bunkering-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"Boosting Pilbara\u2019s ammonia bunkering potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The landmark operation saw&nbsp;two ammonia transfers completed, demonstrating the feasibility of using ammonia as a low-emission marine fuel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis initiative marks a significant step toward a more sustainable future for the shipping industry,\u201d said Vania De Stefani, CEO, OSRL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to have supported this critical trial, showcasing our commitment to collaboration with industry leaders. By working closely with key stakeholders, we ensured safety and effective incident control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collaborative effort<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pilot was launched through a collaboration between the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), Pilbara Ports,&nbsp;Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA)<\/p>\n<p>The transfers, overseen by Pilbara Ports and Australian government agencies, met all environmental and regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<p>OSRL\u2019s expertise was critical in developing a comprehensive emergency response plan tailored specifically for ammonia transfers, incorporating safety measures such as emergency shutdown devices and purging procedures.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, OSRL oversaw emergency preparedness, including deploying a fire-fighting tug, ensuring the safety of operations.<\/p>\n<p>This trial paves the way for other future low-emission maritime activities in the Pilbara region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s Port of Dampier has played a pivotal role in a successful\u00a0ammonia ship-to-ship transfer pilot helping establish\u00a0the Pilbara region as a green ammonia bunkering hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4672,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,70],"tags":[40,43,175,264,1294,1782,1127],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-4671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-greenport","category-australasia-greenport","tag-alternative-fuels","tag-ammonia","tag-australia","tag-bunkering","tag-pilbara-ports","tag-port-of-dampier","tag-yara"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4673,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4671\/revisions\/4673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4671"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=4671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}