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Japan: MOU entered to develop ammonia-fuelled tugboat for Yokohama city

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NYK Line, IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd., and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai have signed a MoU with Yokohama city for the acceptance of “A-Tug” at the port of Yokohama.
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NYK Line, IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd., and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) on Monday (May 23) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Yokohama city for the acceptance of an ammonia-fuelled tugboat A-Tug at the port of Yokohama.

The MoU is part of the Green Innovation Fund project within Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) for the development of vessels equipped with a domestically produced ammonia-fuelled engine, adopted in October 2021 for NYK Line and IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd.

The MoU includes the following:

  1. Acceptance of A-Tug at the port of Yokohama
  2. Supply of fuel to A-Tug at the port of Yokohama
  3. PR to citizens in efforts to reduce environmental load
  4. Other matters related to the business of the parties

Yokohama city is pursuing decarbonisation at its port as the city works to realise a carbon- neutral port, according to NYK Line.

The parties will work in collaboration with Yokohama city toward the development and demonstration of A-Tug scheduled for fiscal 2024 and contribute to the realisation of a carbon-neutral society from the port of Yokohama.

 

Photo credit: NYK Line
Published: 26 May, 2022

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