NH3 and Pilbara Ports sign deal on ammonia shipments

In Australia, NH3 Clean Energy and Pilbara Ports Authority signed a memorandum of understanding on February 11 to develop export infrastructure for 600,000 tonnes per year of clean ammonia from NH3’s WAH2 Project via the Port of Dampier. The agreement outlines a yearlong collaboration to establish operational arrangements and binding contracts for ammonia handling and shipping.

Ammonia from the WAH2 plant will be transported through a dedicated pipeline to the port’s Bulk Liquids Berth, where it will be loaded onto gas carriers for international customers. The same facility is also expected to serve ammonia bunkering operations under NH3’s separate agreement with Oceania Marine Energy, which aims to supply ammonia as fuel for bulk carriers transporting iron ore from the Pilbara.

“Pilbara Ports have demonstrated their support and enthusiasm for becoming a key hub for the handling of clean ammonia for the international market and marine fuel,” said NH3 Chairman Charles Whitfield. “As promised in the first gas supply announcement, the tempo of achieving milestones and development of the project will continue to increase as we drive for FID in H1 2026.”

The WAH2 Project is targeting front-end engineering and design entry by the end of the first quarter of 2025, advancing NH3’s strategy to supply low-emissions ammonia to Asia-Pacific markets and establish Dampier as a hub for clean fuel bunkering.

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