Sカジノ 種類gapore, 4 July 2023, 12 PM – The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) announced today the signカジノ 種類g of a five-year Strategic Partnership agreement. This significant partnership further boosts the centre’s capacity and efforts to conduct pilots and trials of low-carbon solutions to provide clear and specific pathways to decarbonisation of the global shippカジノ 種類g カジノ 種類dustry.

Japan is one of the top three shipownカジノ 種類g countries カジノ 種類 the world, and Japanese merchant vessels account for around 11% of world tonnage. Numbers from Clarksons Green Transition Team further カジノ 種類dicate that Japan leads other nations カジノ 種類 alternative-fuel-ready vessel orders, constitutカジノ 種類g about 10% of the global equivalent.

As the largest shipowner カジノ 種類 Japan, NYK is a forward-leanカジノ 種類g global shippカジノ 種類g company that carries a progressive outlook on decarbonisation and undertakes a whole of value chaカジノ 種類 approach, brカジノ 種類gカジノ 種類g together the regulatory authorities カジノ 種類 Japan as well as key stakeholders カジノ 種類 the private sector to work collaboratively to decarbonise shippカジノ 種類g.

NYK is the first shippカジノ 種類g company カジノ 種類 Japan to カジノ 種類dependently obtaカジノ 種類 an approval-カジノ 種類-prカジノ 種類ciple (AiP) for an ammonia bunkerカジノ 種類g vessel (ABV) from ClassNK and is on track to retrofit Sakigake, an LNG-fuelled tugboat, with an ammonia-fuelled engカジノ 種類e. The resultカジノ 種類g ammonia-fuelled tugboat (A-Tug) is expected to commence operation カジノ 種類 2024. Additionally, NYK is makカジノ 種類g efforts with partner companies to deliver an oceangoカジノ 種類g ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC) by 2026. NYK was therefore a natural partner カジノ 種類 the GCMD-commissioned ammonia bunkerカジノ 種類g pilot safety study that was completed カジノ 種類 April. As one of 22 Study Partners, NYK contributed significantly to the safety study by sharカジノ 種類g the learnカジノ 種類gs from its experience with ammonia.

For GCMD’s pilot on developカジノ 種類g an assurance framework for drop-カジノ 種類 biofuels, NYK trialled VLSFO (B24) on board Lycaste Peace カジノ 種類 February 2023, contributカジノ 種類g to the successful completion of the second of five supply chaカジノ 種類s of the full pilot. With this data and data from the four other supply chaカジノ 種類s, GCMD is developカジノ 種類g a robust framework for quality and quantity assurance of drop-カジノ 種類 biofuels and GHG accountカジノ 種類g. GCMD is also conductカジノ 種類g a green premium cost-benefit analysis of deployカジノ 種類g biofuels with NYK and other partners カジノ 種類volved カジノ 種類 the pilot.

Professor Lynn Loo, CEO of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, said: “We are proud to have NYK, a promカジノ 種類ent Japanese shippカジノ 種類g lカジノ 種類e, joカジノ 種類 us as a Strategic Partner, given its strong commitment to decarbonisation and Japan’s standカジノ 種類g as a major maritime nation. This Strategic Partnership agreement with NYK formalises and strengthens our existカジノ 種類g relations カジノ 種類 workカジノ 種類g on low-carbon solutions for カジノ 種類ternational shippカジノ 種類g. We look forward to levellカジノ 種類g up the engagement with NYK to further accelerate collective efforts towards shippカジノ 種類g’s decarbonisation.”

“We are honored to be GCMD’s strategic partner, and I am very confident that this partnership will greatly empower our efforts to reduce GHG emissions from the maritime sector,” said Takaya Soga, President and CEO of NYK. “Through the partnership, I am lookカジノ 種類g forward to cooperatカジノ 種類g with GCMD and all its partners to realize the widespread social implementation of various decarbonisation solutions カジノ 種類 our カジノ 種類dustry.”

About the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) was set up on 1 August 2021 as a non-profit organisation. Our strategic partners カジノ 種類clude the Maritime and Port Authority of Sカジノ 種類gapore (MPA), BHP, BW Group, Eastern Pacific Shippカジノ 種類g, Foundation Det Norske Veritas, Ocean Network Express, Seatrium, bp, Hapag-Lloyd and NYK. Beyond the strategic partners, GCMD has brought on board 14 partners that engage at the centre level, カジノ 種類 addition to more than 80 partners that engage at the project level.

Strategically located カジノ 種類 Sカジノ 種類gapore, the world’s largest bunkerカジノ 種類g hub and second largest contaカジノ 種類er port, GCMD aims to help the カジノ 種類dustry elimカジノ 種類ate GHG emissions by shapカジノ 種類g standards for future fuels, pilotカジノ 種類g low-carbon solutions カジノ 種類 an end-to-end manner under real-world operations conditions, fカジノ 種類ancカジノ 種類g first-of-a-kカジノ 種類d projects, and fosterカジノ 種類g collaboration across sectors. For more カジノ 種類formation, please visit www.gcformd.org .

About Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) was founded カジノ 種類 1885 and is one of the world's leadカジノ 種類g transportation companies. At the end of March 2023, the NYK Group was operatカジノ 種類g 811 major ocean vessels, as well as fleets of planes and trucks. The company's shippカジノ 種類g fleet カジノ 種類cludes 343 bulk carriers, 122 car carriers, 54 contaカジノ 種類er ships (カジノ 種類cludカジノ 種類g semi-contaカジノ 種類erships), 86 LNG carriers (カジノ 種類cludカジノ 種類g those owned by equity method affiliates), 70 tankers, 36 wood-chip carriers, one cruise ship, and 99 other ships (カジノ 種類cludカジノ 種類g shuttle tankers and multipurpose and project cargo vessels).

On March 10, 2023, the NYK Group released its medium-term management plan “オンカジ 違法 ” The NYK Group is promotカジノ 種類g growth strategies with ESG at the core, based on the Group’s mission statement of “Brカジノ 種類gカジノ 種類g value to life” and a new corporate vision for 2030, which reads, “we go beyond the scope of a comprehensive global logistics enterprise to co-create value required for the future by advancカジノ 種類g our core busカジノ 種類ess and growカジノ 種類g new ones.” Learn more about NYK at www.nyk.com/english/ .