Japanese shipping firm Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has launched its third LNG-fuelled car carrier, advancing in its goal of operating 20 such carriers by March 2029.
The 72,800 gross tonne Jasmine Leader, which can carry 7,000 passenger cars, entered Japan’s western Hiroshima port on 27 February after being fuelled up by LNG bunker barge Kaguya. The barge is based at Japanese power utility Jera’s Kawagoe LNG import terminal in Mie prefecture.
The new ship will mainly transport automobiles manufactured by domestic carmaker Mazda.
It was built by Chinese state-owned shipbuilder China Merchants Nanjing Jinling Shipyard after NYK placed an order in 2021 for four car carriers with the same specification. Jasmine Leader is the first of the four to be launched.
NYK launched its first LNG-fuelled vessel Sakura Leader in October 2020, which was followed by the Plumeria Leader in March 2022. These ships were built at the Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding yard, for Japanese car manufacturer Toyota.
Some ports in Tokyo, Ise/Mikawa, Osaka, Tomakomai and Kita-Kyushu bays will waive or reduce the port entry fees for ships that are fuelled by LNG and LNG bunker barges to incentivise use of alternative marine fuels. But the port of Hiroshima has not introduced such a measure so far.
By Maiko Nakashima
Photo credit and source: Argus Media
Published: 2 March, 2023
Shipping company is the very first operator to take on liquefied biogas at the Port of Gothenburg.
The order builds upon previous contracts placed by the port in 2020; delivery and commissioning of the systems on four tugs are expected in July 2021.
2,291,441 metric tonnes of bunkers were sold in Q3 2020 at the port of Rotterdam, compared to 2,123,549 mt sold at the same period in 2019.
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‘Bunker barges operate in very local areas so these vessels call at port very often which means it will be a good fit for women with families,’ states Elpi Petraki, President of WISTA International.
“Our Singapore branch is under preparation and is expected to start business at the republic before June 2023,” Managing Director Darcy Wong tells bunkering publication Manifold Times in an interview.
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VPS, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, Wilhelmsen Ship Management, and INTERTANKO executives offered a multitude of perspectives to 73 attendees during the VPS Biofuels Seminar, reports Manifold Times.
17 Mar 2023
