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Yara: delivering low-emission ammonia for shipping
- Published 26 November 2025; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Marked available worldwide; listed under Maritime, Hydrogen and Energy.
- Yara Clean Ammonia presents low-emission ammonia as a potential shipping fuel. The page says ammonia combustion emits no CO₂ at the point of use and that ammonia can be stored and transported without the extreme cooling needed for liquid hydrogen. It describes ammonia as having higher volumetric energy density than liquid hydrogen, without giving comparative figures.
- Low-emission ammonia is described as being made with renewable energy or with carbon capture, with the goal of lowering production emissions. Yara says it can supply from production through logistics and bunkering and is working with shipowners, ports and engine makers to support adoption.
- Claimed advantages include potential use on long-distance routes, compatibility with existing ammonia infrastructure, storage/scalability and alignment with IMO/EU climate rules. The article does not detail the needed shipboard safety measures, fuel lifecycle emissions, engine readiness, or port bunkering capacity; zero CO₂ at combustion does not by itself establish zero lifecycle emissions.
- Yara says it operates a 24 MW renewable-hydrogen plant at Herøya that produces renewable hydrogen and ammonia. A linked case study describes a ship-to-ship ammonia transfer at anchorage. A Yara CEO testimonial calls the company well positioned in low-emission ammonia; that is promotional positioning.
- Market context is regulatory change and demand along shipping corridors in Europe, Asia and the Americas; the page gives no market-size forecast.
- Linked to SDGs 9, 13 and 17.
- Contact: Hilde Steinfeld, Communications Director, Yara Clean Ammonia, hilde.steinfeld@yara.com. Company: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA, Drammensveien 131, 0277 Oslo, Norway; yara.com.