Pilbara Clean Fuel Hub
Location
Port Hedland & Dampier
Servicing
Iron Ore Export
Market
7,000 Iron Ore vessel visits per year
Demand
650 kTPA by 2030
Emission Reductions with NH3 as a fuel
Upto 94%
The Australian Export Trade
The Port Hedland & Dampier iron ore export industry present a prime opportunity for the development of a sustainable marine bunkering industry.
Iron ore shipped per annum
- 130 MPTA (Dampier)
- 600 MPTA (Port Hedland)
- Equivalent of ~3,650 bulk shipments per annum
- Primarily servicing the Australia - Asia trade route
- 28+ Dual-Fuel (NH3) Iron Ore Carriers are on order
- Creating a market demand in the Pilbara of 700,000 tonnes of clean marine fuel by 2030
As the world’s largest bulk export port authority, Pilbara Ports is at the forefront of developing a clean fuels bunkering industry that will drive the global transition to low-emission shipping.
Oceania Marine Energy has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Pilbara Ports for the establishment of low-emissions ammonia bunkering, in support of Pilbara Port's goal for 100 per cent of bulk export vessels departing the Pilbara to be powered by clean fuels.
The Australian Energy Advantage
A competitive framework of natural gas and energy suppliers in the Pilbara provide low-carbon feedstock for the production and supply of clean ammonia for marine bunkering.
Additionally a multitude of renewable energy projects are developing significant generation capacity within the region - enabling a future of green sustainable fuel production:
- 15 Gw of Wind and Solar generation have gained environmental Approval in 2020
- 26 Gw planned to come on stream in later phases
- 15 Gw of electrolyser capacity
Oceania have secured an MOU with NH3 Clean Energy, located in the Maitland SIA, to collaborate on development planning, feasibility and supply of low-carbon ammonia for bunkering in Dampier.