World’s First LNG-fueled Panamax Commences Operation
https://www.nyk.com/english/news/2023/20231013.html Oct. 13, 2023 Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. The world’s first LNG-fueled Panamax-class1 coal carrier, which was being built by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (“NYK”) and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (“Kyuden”), was delivered on October 2. The vessel was named “Shoyo”2 in a naming ceremony held at the Koyagi Shipyard of […]
NYK Receives Contract to Conduct Study on Marine Transportation of Liquefied CO2
NYK Receives Contract to Conduct Study on Marine | NYK Line Aug. 25, 2023 On August 25, NYK was commissioned by a consortium comprising ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS), Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER), and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (JX) to conduct a study on the marine transportation of liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) […]
RightShip, NYK, and Solverminds Collaborate to Enhance Operational Efficiency for Shipowners and Ship managers
RightShip, NYK, and Solverminds Collaborate to Enhance Operational Efficiency for Shipowners and Ship managers | NYK Line Aug. 16, 2023 This transformative new technology has been developed in collaboration with ESG-focused digital maritime platform RightShip, shipping company NYK, and technology firm Solverminds. Singapore, in June 2023. RightShip, NYK, and Solverminds announce their collaboration on a […]
NYK joins GCMD as first Japan-headquartered strategic partner to accelerate shipping’s decarbonisation
NYK joins GCMD as first Japan-headquartered strategic partner to accelerate shipping’s decarbonisation | NYK Line Jul. 04, 2023 Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) Singapore, 4 July 2023, 12 PM – The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) announced today the signing of a […]
NYK to Introduce World’s First Engine Air Compression System to Reduce Vessel GHG Emissions
NYK to Introduce World’s First Engine Air Compression System to Reduce Vessel GHG Emissions | NYK Line Jun. 28, 2023 Cross section view of the VCR system NYK will install a variable compression ratio system (VCR system) on two large LNG-fueled coal carriers to be built at Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The vessels […]
NYK Exhibits Zero-Emission Vessel at G7 Hiroshima Summit
NYK Exhibits Zero-Emission Vessel at G7 Hiroshima Summit | NYK Line May 25, 2023 Panel displays: Challenge for Carbon Neutrality by 2050 in International Shipping Industry At the Group of Seven (G7) summit held in Hiroshima, Japan, from May 18 to 22 , NYK exhibited a conceptual design for an ammonia-ready LNG-fueled vessel at the […]
Maritime Consortium Successfully Completes Ammonia Co-Firing Test Using Cutting-Edge Ammonia-Fueled Engine
Maritime Consortium Successfully Completes Ammonia Co-Firing Test Using Cutting-Edge Ammonia-Fueled Engine | NYK Line May 16, 2023 NYK Line IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) Towards the Realization of GHG Reduction through the Use of Fuel Ammonia in a Domestic Ship Engine NYK Line, IHI […]
NYK Launches “Discover Our ESG Stories”
NYK has launched a new website to update stakeholders on the progress of ESG management and initiatives introduced in “the NYK Group ESG Story.” (The Japanese version website was released on March 22nd) Titled “Discover Our ESG Stories,” the new website uses employee comments to provide updates on various projects concerning ESG management. Current topics […]
NYK Sponsors Endangered Sea Turtle Research
NYK Sponsors Endangered Sea Turtle Research | NYK Line NYK has sponsored the Kishu Minabe Sea Turtle Research Project conducted by the NPO Earthwatch Japan* for a seventh consecutive year. Minabe-cho in Wakayama Prefecture is where most loggerhead sea turtles** lay their eggs on the main island of Japan. This research project started in 2016 […]