China recorded its first commercial ship-to-ship transfer of green ammonia on 21 October 2026 when the FKAB-designed L21 ammonia carrier Shenghang Yongle delivered 1,000 tonnes of the fuel to the ammonia-powered bulk carrier Mineral Europa at Zhoushan, MarineLink Maritime News reported.
The operation involved two specialised vessels: the liquefied gas carrier Shenghang Yongle, which is of an L21 ammonia carrier design attributed to FKAB Marine, and Mineral Europa, described in the report as an ammonia-powered bulk carrier. The quantity transferred was 1,000 tonnes of green ammonia.
The operation
MarineLink's account states the transfer was a ship-to-ship bunkering carried out in Zhoushan. That description frames the event as a commercial bunkering rather than a purely demonstrative trial.
The report gives the date of the event as 21 October 2026 and identifies the supplier and recipient vessels by name. It does not provide further technical or operational detail about the transfer in the supplied notes.
Design and vessels
The supplying vessel is identified as Shenghang Yongle and characterised in the notes as an L21 ammonia carrier originally designed by FKAB Marine. The receiving vessel is named Mineral Europa and is identified as an ammonia-powered bulk carrier.
No additional information on ownership, flag, crew, certification, or the origin and production pathway of the green ammonia was contained in the verified notes supplied for this report.
The significance
As reported, the transfer is presented as a first for commercial ship-to-ship green ammonia bunkering in China. The supplied notes do not elaborate on regulatory approvals, health and safety procedures, or the involvement of local authorities and port services.
Readers seeking fuller technical or regulatory context, or confirmation of follow-up operations, will need to consult the original MarineLink Maritime News report or additional sources for more comprehensive detail than appears in the supplied summary.
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