In Spain, Diario de Sevilla reports Cepsa has supplied second-generation biofuels to the Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) in the Bay of Algeciras using its hybridbarge, Bahía Levante, to minimise the carbon impact of the operation. To supply 1,030 tons of 2G biofuel produced by Cepsa to the Atlas Leader, a […]
In Japan, NYK Line announced ClassNK is set to award the world’s first “Machinery Room Safety for Ammonia” accreditation to an ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier, under development by a consortium including Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Nihon Shipyard. This certification marks a significant advancement in the safety of ammonia as a marine fuel, a crucial […]
In Japan, NYK Line, NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. and British energy business Drax Group have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop both the world’s first biomass-fuelled ship (bioship) and the technology that could power it. Biomass is playing a growing role in Japan’s transition from fossil fuel […]
In Singapore, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has teamed up with NYK Line to launch Project LOTUS (long-term impact of continuous use of biofuels on vessel operations). This six-month project will trial the continuous use of a biofuels blend comprising of 24% Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) and very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) […]
