Purus completes first ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia

Purus, a leading provider of maritime services for the gas transport and offshore wind industries, successfully completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of ammonia from Purus’s Medium-size Gas Carrier (MGC), Green Power. The vessel is on time charter to Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry.

Initiated by Trafigura, approximately 6,000 metric tonnes of ammonia (NH3) was safely transferred between Green Power and a Small Gas Carrier. The ammonia was supplied by CF Industries and received by Fertiberia. The transfer took place in international waters close to the port of Ceuta in the Strait of Gibraltar.

Green Power is one of three Purus 40,000 cbm modern MGCs safely handling ammonia today. Together with four 45,000 cbm MGC newbuilds delivering in 2025 and 2026, Purus is a leading owner and operator of MGCs for ammonia transport. The vessels, built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea, are ammonia propulsion-ready and fitted with shaft generators and scrubbers. Read more about Purus’s MGCs here.

By completing one of the first STS transfers of ammonia, Purus demonstrates its leadership position in safely handling ammonia and is well positioned to offer customers end-to-end floating pipeline and storage solutions for energy transition cargoes. These solutions can offer greater flexibility and speed-to-market than conventional onshore storage tanks, accelerating the clean energy transition.