IHI Corp., Tokyo, and Royal Vopak (Vopak), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on Nov. 21 announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly explore the development and operation of ammonia terminals in Japan. They will also assess collaboration outside of Japan.
IHI is Japan’s leading manufacturer of ammonia storage tanks, estimating that it has designed and constructed 70% of those operating in the country. Vopak currently has ammonia storage operations in China, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the US.
Most recently in the US, Vopak and global partners agreed to collaborate on the pre-FEED for the development of a large-scale, low-carbon ammonia production and export project on the Houston Ship Channel (GM Oct. 6, p. 1).