NYK Conducts Biofuel Trial on Coal Carrier

NYK started a biofuel test run on its vessel Noshiro Maru, which is transporting coal for the Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power.

According to MOL, this trial marks the first time in Japan that a coal carrier has been used to test biofuel for a domestic power utility company.

Mitsubishi Corporation Energy facilitated the supply of biofuel for the vessel in the Keihin area.

Significance of biofuels

Biofuels are made from organic resources (biomass) of biological origin, such as agricultural residues and...