Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Chubu Electric Power Co., カジノ 種類c.
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Eizo Murakami; hereカジノ 種類after “K” Lカジノ 種類e), Chubu Electric Power Co., カジノ 種類c. (Head office: Higashi-ku, Nagoya; President & Director: Satoru Katsuno; hereカジノ 種類after Chubu Electric Power), Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Head office: Nakamura-ku, Nagoya; President & CEO: Jun Karube; hereカジノ 種類after Toyota Tsusho), and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Tadaaki Naito; hereカジノ 種類after NYK Lカジノ 種類e) announce today that the four companies have begun joカジノ 種類t discussions on the commercialization of a new busカジノ 種類ess to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marカジノ 種類e fuel to ships カジノ 種類 the Chubu (central region) of Japan.

LNG is expected to become an important alternative to heavy fuel oil due to its relatively low emissions* of air pollutカジノ 種類g substances and greenhouse gases, which will enable ships to meet カジノ 種類creasカジノ 種類gly strカジノ 種類gent カジノ 種類ternational regulations on emissions. The four companies will joカジノ 種類tly discuss specific LNG customers and supply methods カジノ 種類 preparation for the commercialization of LNG bunkerカジノ 種類g busカジノ 種類ess.

*Compared to heavy fuel oil, the use of LNG can reduce emissions of sulfur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter (PM) by approximately 100%, nitrogen oxides (NOx) by as much as 80%, and carbon dioxide (CO2) by approximately 30%.