{"id":5957,"date":"2025-12-17T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2025\/12\/17\/boosting-norways-ammonia-bunkering-network\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:20:13","slug":"boosting-norways-ammonia-bunkering-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/alternative-fuels-greenport\/boosting-norways-ammonia-bunkering-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Boosting Norway\u2019s ammonia bunkering network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The company has been awarded a NOK 442 million grant from ENOVA to support the construction of three ammonia bunkering terminals, developed with partners, along the Norwegian coast.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an investment marks a significant milestone in establishing ammonia as a viable zero-carbon fuel for vessels operating in coastal and offshore segments, where dedicated fuel bunkering infrastructure does not yet exist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis funding from ENOVA is a game-changer for the maritime industry,\u201d said Steinar Kost\u00f8l, CEO of Azane Infrastructure AS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy creating the infrastructure to make ammonia fuel accessible, we are paving the way for zero-carbon shipping along the Norwegian coast and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bunkering infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ENOVA is a Norwegian state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Climate and Environment, providing public funding to accelerate the transition to low-emission technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Its grants are designed to reduce financial risk for first-of-a-kind projects, support the development of terminal infrastructure, and enable the commercial uptake of alternative fuels such as ammonia.<\/p>\n<p>The ammonia bunkering terminals will be strategically located in Flor\u00f8, Stavanger and Mongstad, strengthening national fuel bunkering capacity and ensuring reliable supply for future ammonia-powered vessels.<\/p>\n<p>All three facilities are targeted to be fully operational by 2029, aligning infrastructure readiness with expected market demand.<\/p>\n<p>Norway has a strong track record as a first mover in alternative fuels, including LNG and other clean maritime solutions. By pioneering large-scale ammonia bunkering infrastructure, Azane Infrastructure AS aims to continue this legacy while supporting the green transition in maritime transport.<\/p>\n<p>Azane Infrastructure AS, established in April 2025 as a subsidiary of Azane Fuel Solutions, is a Norwegian company dedicated to the ownership, operation and management of infrastructure for supplying ammonia as a fuel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azane Infrastructure AS has secured major funding to expand ammonia fuel bunkering, strengthen terminal infrastructure and accelerate adoption of alternative fuels along Norway\u2019s coastline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[40,43,1727,2271,573,843,2412,2411],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-greenport","category-projects-initiatives-greenport","tag-alternative-fuels","tag-ammonia","tag-ammonia-bunkering","tag-fuel-bunkering","tag-marine-civils","tag-marine-construction","tag-offshore-market","tag-terminal-infrastructure"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5957","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=5957"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5959,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5957\/revisions\/5959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5957"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=5957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}