NYK's coal carrier completes first LNG bunkering in Japan

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)-owned coal carrier was bunkered with liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Port of Tobata - also known as Kitakyushu - in Japan.

PHOTO: Shore to ship bunkering of NYK's vessel, Shoyo, at Kitakyushu Liquefied Natural Gas loading facility. NYK

According to NYK, its vessel Shoyo was bunkered in a shore-to-ship operation. Fuel was delivered directly to the vessel from Kitakyushu LNG's loading facility on shore.

Kitakyushu LNG is a subsidiary of Japanese energy company Kyushu Electric Power.

“This was the first shore-to-ship bunkering for an oceangoing LNG-fueled vessel in Japan,” NYK said.

“From March 2024, a newly built LNG-fueled bunkering vessel based in the Setouchi and Kyushu area could deliver LNG fuel through ship-to-ship bunkering,” it added.

Using LNG as a bunker fuel on vessels results in 30% lower carbon emissions than conventional fuels, NYK claimed.

By Konica Bhatt

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