Contributor: Natalie Noor-Drugan

CMB.TECH’s Mineral Europa has begun its maiden voyage to Australia. The Antwerp-based maritime group described the 210,000 dwt ship as the world’s first ammonia-powered dry bulk vessel.

Renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe could supply up to 12,000 tonnes/year to Perpetual Next’s planned DeltaNor biomethanol plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.

India’s green ammonia developer AM Green has secured a 10-year agreement worth at least €585 million ($664 million) with Hintco, the trading arm of H2Global.

The Center for Green Market Activation (GMA), Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and climate services company 3Degrees have launched the Green Ammonia Buyers Alliance (GABA).

Spanish integrated energy company Moeve, formerly Cepsa, has started construction of the 300 MW Onuba renewable-hydrogen project in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva. The project is the first phase of the planned 2 GW Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley.

Fertiglobe, Covestro and MB Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to assess an ammonia-import supply chain through a proposed terminal at Blumensand in Hamburg, Germany.

The African Development Bank Group has launched a financing framework of up to $5.1 billion to help African countries manage energy and fertilizer shocks, days after six multilateral development banks committed to a joint roadmap to strengthen fertilizer supply chains.

The Dâures Green Fertiliser Project in Namibia has secured up to $3.6 million in development funding from SDG Namibia One to advance plans for green ammonia and ammonium sulphate fertilizer production.

Australian phosphate developer Avenira has signed a four-year agreement to supply 500,000 wet metric tonnes per year of phosphate rock from its proposed Wonarah project in the Northern Territory to Hebang Biotechnology (Hong Kong) Investment Limited.

Cargill has inaugurated a fertilizer plant at its Nueva Palmira operation in Uruguay, adding capacity for fertilizer preparation and dispatch, precision blends and plant-nutrition products for Uruguayan farmers.