Norwegian Coast Terminals

Norway is moving towards practical ammonia bunkering, with a coastal infrastructure project aimed at supporting defined early-use cases rather than open-ended demand growth.

In December 2025, newly established Azane Fuel Solution subsidiary Azane Infrastructure secured NKr442 million (US$44 million) in funding from ENOVA for the development of three ammonia bunkering terminals, to be delivered with project partners. The funding is directed at infrastructure for vessels operating in coastal and offshore trades, where ammonia-fuelled tonnage is expected to appear first.

According to the project’s partners, ammonia bunkering has reached an impasse. Vessel and system development has progressed, but fuel supply remains undefined in most markets. Without fixed bunkering locations, bunker suppliers face difficulty structuring logistics, pricing or long-term contracts. The Norwegian terminals are designed to address that gap by anchoring ammonia supply to specific ports and trading patterns.

The terminals will be located at Florø, Stavanger and Mongstad. Each site already serves established offshore and coastal traffic, allowing ammonia bunkering to be introduced without requiring vessels to change routes or operating profiles. The terminals are scheduled to be operational by 2029.

Rather than pursuing broad geographic coverage, the project is structured around identifiable vessel segments and predictable demand. For bunker suppliers, this reduces exposure in the early phase and allows supply chains, handling procedures and commercial terms to be developed incrementally. It also enables clearer dialogue with shipowners on volume commitments, delivery windows and pricing mechanisms.

Norway’s approach mirrors earlier alternative fuel introductions, where public funding absorbed part of the initial commercial risk. In this case, infrastructure is being sized for early volumes, not future scale. That distinction is relevant for bunker suppliers assessing whether ammonia can be supplied on a cost-recoverable basis without overbuilding capacity.