OCI and VICTROL to develop clean ammonia bunkering supply chain in the Netherlands and Belgium

OCI Global, an owner and operator of a large-scale ammonia import terminal in the Port of Rotterdam, and VICTROL, a bunkering service company, have teamed up to develop a refrigerated clean ammonia bunkering supply chain in the Netherlands and Belgium.

The partnership was formalized with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which the companies aim to jointly develop a safe, scalable, and commercially viable supply chain for clean ammonia bunkering in the Netherlands and Belgium.

The terms of the collaboration will see OCI’s subsidiary, OCI Ammonia Distribution, lead the sourcing and import of clean ammonia – both blue and green – from key global production hubs in the U.S., Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.

Ammonia will be transported by sea-going vessels to the OCI Terminal Europoort (OTE) import terminal in the Port of Rotterdam, where it will be stored, distributed, and made available for use as marine fuel. OCI is concurrently building partnerships with a growing network of shipowners and end-users who will adopt ammonia as a clean fuel for their fleets.

VICTROL will be tasked with designing, building, and operating a liquid