Air Products, Mabanaft to build green ammonia import terminal at Hamburg

Air Products and Mabanaft, through its subsidiary Oiltanking Deutschland, plan to build Germany's first green ammonia import terminal in the Port of Hamburg, Air Products said on November 17.

Targeted to provide hydrogen to Germany in 2026, the planned import terminal is to be located at Mabanaft’s existing tank terminal in the port.

“This location offers strategic access to green ammonia from large-scale green hydrogen production facilities operated by Air Products and its partners around the world. The intention is to convert the ammonia to green hydrogen via Air Products’ facilities in Hamburg, before distributing it to buyers locally and across northern Germany,” the company said.

The project was announced at a ceremony in Hamburg, which was supported by German federal minister for economic affairs and climate action Robert Habeck and the first mayor of Hamburg Peter Tschentscher.

The new pact follows a memorandum of understanding that Air Products and the Hamburg Port Authority signed in February this year.