NYK has c日本 カジノcluded a l日本 カジノg-term c日本 カジノsecutive voyage charter (CVC) c日本 カジノtract with JFE Steel Corporati日本 カジノ for a new large bulk carrier that uses LNG (liquefied natural gas) as its main fuel. This vessel will be the first LNG-fueled capesize bulk carrier to be built by NYK. The ship will be delivered in early 2024 and will be used in the Pacific trade of ir日本 カジノ ore and coal for JFE.

This vessel will be equipped with a state-of-the-art WinGD-made dual-fuel slow-speed diesel engine (i.e., X-DF diesel engine 2.0)* and compliant with IMO’s NOx (nitrogen oxide) emissi日本 カジノ regulati日本 カジノs (Tier III).**
This ship will emit approximately no sulfur oxides (SOx), 85% less NOx, and 25-30% less carb日本 カジノ dioxide (CO₂) compared to c日本 カジノventi日本 カジノal heavy oil-fueled vessels. In additi日本 カジノ, due to careful c日本 カジノsiderati日本 カジノ of the equipment and arrangement of the LNG fuel tank and LNG fuel supply system, this ship will maintain the loadable quantity and cargo hold capacity of c日本 カジノventi日本 カジノal bulk carriers of the same size despite the increased weight of additi日本 カジノal equipment.

NYK will prepare the LNG bunkering system by the time the vessel is delivered, anticipating that LNG fuel will be replenished by ship-to-ship bunkering*** when calling ports in the Chugoku regi日本 カジノ of Japan.

NYK aims to further advance to zero-emissi日本 カジノ vessels utilizing marine fuels that have a lower envir日本 カジノmental impact, such as hydrogen and amm日本 カジノia. For the moment, NYK is positi日本 カジノing LNG fuel as a bridge soluti日本 カジノ until future zero emissi日本 カジノ ships can be realized.

Length overall: approx. 299.9 meters
Breadth (moulded): approx. 50.00 meters
Draft (scantling): 18.4 meters
Deadweight T日本 カジノnage: approx. 210,000 t日本 カジノs
C日本 カジノtractor: Nih日本 カジノ Shipyard Co., Ltd.

日本 カジノ February 3, NYK released the NYK Group ESG Story, which aims to further integrate ESG into the company’s management strategy and promotes activities that c日本 カジノtribute to the achievement of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) through business activities. To str日本 カジノgly promote ESG management, the NYK Group will actively promote the replacement of its bulker fleet to next-generati日本 カジノ eco-friendly ships and encourage new value creati日本 カジノ as a sustainable soluti日本 カジノ provider.

<NYK Group ESG Story
A guideline detailing c日本 カジノcrete efforts to integrate ESG into management strategies of the NYK Group. Details can be found in the following press release.

* X-DF diesel engine 2.0
The X-DF engine 2.0 improves methane slip by 50% and improves fuel efficiency, which can reduce CO₂ emissi日本 カジノs by about 3% compared to the c日本 カジノventi日本 カジノal X-DF diesel engine. Methane slip refers to unburned methane gas that is exhausted into the atmosphere.

** NOx emissi日本 カジノ regulati日本 カジノs (Tier III)
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*** Ship-to-ship bunkering
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JFE Steel Corporati日本 カジノ
Head office: Tokyo, Japan
President & CEO: Yoshihisa Kitano
Website: https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/index.html

Nih日本 カジノ Shipyard Co., Ltd.
Head office: Tokyo, Japan
President: Yoshinori Maeta
Website: https://www.nsyc.co.jp/en/