The terminal will be located at the port of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte extension
Rotterdam ammonia import terminal advances
Gasunie, HES International and Vopak are working on basic design for planned ‘Ace’ terminal
Gas network operator Gasunie, terminal operator HES International and storage firm Vopak have agreed to develop an import terminal for green and blue ammonia at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The firms have signed an initial agreement to start work on the basic design for the ‘Ace’ terminal this month. The terminal will be situated in the port of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte extension. Currently there are no plans for an ammonia cracker, although one may be developed in the future at a reserved site alongside the terminal. The terminal will be connected to Gasunie’s planned hydrogen pipeline backbone in the Netherlands. Gasunie aims to bring the pipeline that will form the main part of
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