VESSEL REVIEW | Akari – Battery-powered bunkering ship for Japan’s Asahi Tankers

Japanese shipping company Asahi Tanker has taken delivery of a new bunkering vessel that will operate entirely on battery power. Akari is the second in a series of battery-powered bunkering tankers designed by Japanese consortium e5 Lab and built by Imura Shipbuilding. As with its earlier sister...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/vessel-review-akari-battery-powered-bunkering-ship-for-japans-asahi-tankers/

Japanese trio bunkers fully-pressurized LPG carrier with biofuel using biomass-based waste liquid and green methanol

Three Japanese companies Marubeni Corporation, Biofuel Technology Research (BTR) and Tabichi Kaiun Co. have […]

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World’s First Zero-Emissions Tanker With Electric Propulsion Launched By Asahi Tanker

Next-generation domestic electric propulsion tanker ship Asahi naming and launching ceremony

Asahi Tanker held a naming and launching ceremony for the Pure Battery Electric Propulsion Tanker. This ship is an electric propulsion tanker powered by a large-capacity lithium-ion battery planned by e5 Lab Co., Ltd.

It is a ship that considers the working environment of crew members and the environment around the port by achieving zero emissions of SOx, soot, etc., reducing the environmental load, and suppressing noise and vibration.

The vessel is named “Asahi” and is scheduled to enter service...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-first-zero-emissions-tanker-with-electric-propulsion-launched-by-asahi-tanker/