Sustainable fuels bunkering at port

Sustainable fuels are - clean fuels that are less harmful to the environment and air quality compared to more conventional fuels such as diesel fuel. You can think of:

LNG: LNG stands for Liquefied Natural Gas, also known as liquefied natural gas. LNG has fewer emissions when burned. More and more ships are running on LNG as a cleaner alternative to other fossil fuels.

Hydrogen: is applicable as a fuel for both an internal combustion engine and fuel cell propulsion with water as a residual product.

Ammonia: is applicable in a combustion engine or as a fuel for a fuel cell. No CO2 is released in these applications.

Methanol: burns virtually without sulfur and nitrogen oxide (NOx). Methanol is applicable in modified internal combustion engines, but can also serve as a hydrogen carrier for a fuel cell.

Hydrogen, methanol and ammonia are sustainable only if they are produced from renewable energy.

Clean fuels are important to further make the shipping industry more sustainable and reduce environmental impact. Facilitating bunkering with sustainable fuels contributes to Port of Amsterdam's vision of being emission-free by 2050.

To encourage the use of sustainable fuels, Port of Amsterdam has amended the Port Bye-laws to facilitate sustainable fuels bunkering for vessels. An LNG bunker station for inland shipping has also been set up in Amerikahaven.

Ship-to-ship sustainable fuels bunkering

The bunker chart shows which locations in the port can be used for ship-to-ship bunkering. See the bunker chart and the corresponding decree (in Dutch) to see where this is permitted.

If you want to bunker ship-to-ship but the location you want is not shown on the chart, please contact gsm@portofamsterdam.com to determine whether customization is possible in this case.

During bunkering, Port of Amsterdam prescribes the use of an IAPH checklist developed internationally by the IAPH:

LNG: IAPH Liquefied GasBunker checklist (STS-B v4.0 or TTS-B v4.0)

Methanol: Alcohol Based Bunker checklist (STS-B v1.0 or TTS-B v1.0)

Ammonia: Ammonia Bunker checklist here is being worked on and is available in draft form. Please contact us if it is needed.

If you are a vessel owner and want to do business with an LNG bunker operator, you will find below a list of licensed operators in the ports of the North Sea Canal area:

• Titan LNG
• Sirius Shipping AB
• Victrol
• NYK Shipmanagement
• Bernard Schulte Shipmanagement
• Windcat
• FinCo Fuel nederland B.V.

If you wish to use an LNG bunker operator that is not on this list, that operator must first apply for a permit.

Port of Amsterdam has laid down the bunkering regulations in the port of Amsterdam in the Port Bye-laws.

If you, as a bunker operator, wish to carry out ship-to-ship bunkering activities in a port in the North Sea Canal area, you must be in possession of a bunker permit. You can apply for the permit as follows:

• Contact Port Office on +31 (0)20-5234600 and choose option 2.
• Ask the employee for the Audit Intake Form and the Application Form Permit for ship-to-ship LNG bunkering activities.
• Our staff at Port Office will be pleased to help you.

This permit application takes some time. We therefore advise you to start the permit application well in advance.