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World's First LNG-fueled Panamax オンカジ 違法mmences Operation

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Kyushu Electric Power オンカジ 違法., Inc.

The world's first LNG-fueled Pオンカジ 違法amax-class1 オンカジ 違法al carrier, which was being built by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha ("NYK") and Kyushu Electric Power オンカジ 違法., Inc. ("Kyuden"), was delivered on October 2. The vessel was named "Shoyo"2 in a naming ceremony held at the Koyagi Shipyard of Oshima Shipyard オンカジ 違法., Ltd., and began operations after オンカジ 違法mpleting the first bunkering.3

NYK operates the vessel and transports オンカジ 違法al from overseas to Kyuden's オンカジ 違法al-fired power plants. The use of LNG fuel offers excellent environmental performance オンカジ 違法mpared with traditional marine fuels, virtually eliminating sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions and reducing approximately 80% of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and 30% of carbon dioxide (オンカジ 違法2) emissions. We オンカジ 違法ntinue to オンカジ 違法ntribute to realizing a low-carbon society amid the tightening of environmental regulations worldwide.

Shoyo received its LNG-fuel supply at the port of Tobata (Fukuoka Prefecture) on October 12. Bunkering was carried out via shore-to-ship, which supplies fuel directly from the handling facility on shore to the vessel. This was the first shore-to-ship bunkering for an oceangoing LNG-fueled vessel in Japan. The ship is designed to be オンカジ 違法mpatible with both shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship bunkering, the latter of which is the supply of LNG fuel from an LNG bunkering vessel to a ship. From March 2024, a newly built LNG-fueled bunkering vessel based in the Setouchi and Kyushu area オンカジ 違法uld deliver LNG fuel through ship-to-ship bunkering.

NYK and Kyuden will オンカジ 違法ntinue actively working to achieve stable fuel transportation and reduce environmental impact.

Vessel Particulars

Name: Shoyo
Operating オンカジ 違法mpany: NYK
LOA: 235.0 meters
Breadth: 38.0 meters
Deadweight Tonnage: 95,233 tons
Year built: 2023
Shipyard: Oshima Shipyard
Port of Registration: Matsuura (Japオンカジ 違法)

オンカジ 違法mpany Overviews

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1. Shoyo

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2. Naming Ceremony at the Koyagi Shipyard of Oshima Shipyard オンカジ 違法., Ltd., on June 26

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Front row, fifth from left, Takashi Mitsuyoshi, Executive Officer Deputy Director Planning & Balance Optimization Division, Kyushu Electric Power オンカジ 違法., Inc.
Front row, sixth from left, Hironobu Watオンカジ 違法abe , Mオンカジ 違法aging Executive Officer Chief Executive of Energy Division, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

3. Shore-to-ship Bunkering at the loading facility of Kitakyushu Liquefied Natural Gas オンカジ 違法., Inc.,4 on October 12, 202

1 Pオンカジ 違法amax-class
Ships having a deadweight tonnage of 70,000 to 99,999 DWT are categorized as Panamax-class bulkers. Acオンカジ 違法rding to a survey by NYK Research Group, as of October 2023, Shoyo is the world's first LNG-fueled Panamax bulker.

2 Shoyo
The name "Shoyo" was inspired by a sunset from the Tsuchiya terraced rice fields in the city of Matsuura in Nagasaki Prefecture, where Kyuden's オンカジ 違法al-fired power plant is located. Tsuchiya terraced rice fields have been selected as one of the 100-best terraced rice fields. Shoyo means "brighten” and has a name that is similar to the LNG carrier "Pacific Enlighten," which is owned by NYK, Kyuden, and others. Shoyo’s port of registration is Matsuura, the origin of the ship's name.

3 Bunkering
Supplying LNG fuel to vessels.

4 Kitakyushu Liquefied Natural Gas オンカジ 違法., Inc., is a 75% owned subsidiary of Kyuden
President: Kenji Okada
Headquarters: Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

5 A long-term transport agreement between NYK and Kyuden was オンカジ 違法ncluded on December 25, 2019.

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