Norwegian approval for ammonia bunkering barge

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Source: Yara Clean Ammonia/Azane

The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection has given the go-ahead for an ammonia bunkering facility at Fjord Base in Florø, Norway.

Once complete the floating stationary barge – constructed by Yara Clean Ammonia and Azane – will have a capacity of 1,000 cubic metres (650 tonnes) of low-emission ammonia. The directorate’s permit allows for up to 416 operations annually, many of these expected to be bunkering operations for offshore supply vessels that regularly call at Fjord Base in Florø.

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