Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) Line has awarded a contract to Keihin Dock for the conversion of a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled tugboat to ammonia-fuel specifications.
Keihin Dock, an NYK Group firm, will modify the Sakigake tugboat, which is operated by another NYK Group company, Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha.
Currently driven by LNG, the vessel is expected to be modified to operate on ammonia fuel by 2024.
Last year, NYK and IHI Power Systems (IPS) started an initiative for the installation of...
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