{"id":1347,"date":"2025-10-07T13:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T05:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/nyk-executes-sts-ammonia-transfer-off-coast-of-spain\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T13:54:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T05:54:43","slug":"nyk-executes-sts-ammonia-transfer-off-coast-of-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/nyk-executes-sts-ammonia-transfer-off-coast-of-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"NYK executes STS ammonia transfer off coast of Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) <\/p>\n

transfer of liquefied ammonia, successfully moving 23,000 metric tonnes from the <\/p>\n

Berlian Ekuator to the Eco Enchanted off the coast of Ceuta, Spain.<\/p>\n

\"NYK<\/p>\n

On 2 September, NYK carried out its first STS transfer of liquefied <\/p>\n

ammonia, marking a milestone in its handling of next-generation fuels.<\/p>\n

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The operation involved the transfer of approximately 23,000 metric tonnes <\/p>\n

of ammonia from the Berlian Ekuator\u2014owned by NYK and time-chartered by Mitsui <\/p>\n

& Co., Ltd.\u2014to the Eco Enchanted, operated by ammonia trader Trammo, <\/p>\n

Inc.<\/p>\n

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The STS transfer took place offshore near Ceuta, Spain, under strict safety <\/p>\n

protocols.<\/p>\n

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While NYK has previous STS experience with crude oil, LNG, and LPG, this <\/p>\n

was its first involving ammonia.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The operation was supported by Trammo and its specialist provider <\/p>\n

International Fender Providers Ltd., and was executed using NYK\u2019s internal <\/p>\n

safety management system and STS expertise.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cWe successfully leveraged our advanced safety management system and <\/p>\n

refined STS operational know-how to safely transfer the entire cargo of <\/p>\n

liquefied ammonia,\u201d NYK stated.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Ammonia, traditionally used in fertilisers and industrial chemicals, is <\/p>\n

gaining attention as a zero-carbon fuel due to its ability to combust without <\/p>\n

producing CO2.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

With projected growth in demand, particularly in marine fuel applications, <\/p>\n

the STS method is being explored as a flexible alternative to conventional <\/p>\n

land-based handling, offering fewer constraints related to port size or onshore <\/p>\n

infrastructure.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

NYK plans to apply insights from this operation to future ammonia handling <\/p>\n

and to support the development of safe, scalable supply chains for <\/p>\n

next-generation fuels.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The company views this initiative as part of its broader contribution <\/p>\n

toward a decarbonised maritime sector.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Recently, NYK jointly conducted a demonstration project, Project LOTUS, <\/p>\n

with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied ammonia, successfully moving 23,000 metric tonnes from the Berlian Ekuator to the Eco Enchanted off the coast of Ceuta, Spain.On 2 September, NYK carried out its first STS transfer of liquefied ammonia, mar…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"hj_lang":[3],"class_list":["post-1347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1347"},{"taxonomy":"hj_lang","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hj_lang?post=1347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}