Australia Completes First Green Ammonia Bunkering for Ammonia-Powered Bulk Carrier at Port Hedland

Australia completed its first green ammonia bunkering operation involving an ammonia-powered bulk carrier at the Port of Port Hedland. The 300-meter Mineral Europa, operated by CMB.TECH and chartered to Fortescue, received certified green ammonia from a bunker vessel before loading iron ore bound for China. The ship-to-ship transfer took about two hours and finished successfully at 8:42 a.m. local time. Fortescue said the trial shows ammonia bunkering is moving beyond small-scale testing toward practical use in major commercial ports, though the quantity transferred was not disclosed.