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NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) N.V., a subsidiary of the NYK Group, installed two wind-assisted propulsion units on the bulk carrier NBA Magritte at the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands. This installation is the first of its kind on an NYK Group vessel.

On July 17, NYK supplied fuel ammonia to an NYK-owned ammonia-fueled tugboat (A-Tug) scheduled to become the world's first commercial ammonia-fueled vessel upon completion at the end of August.

NYK Group has reached an agreement with ENEOS Ocean Corporation to acquire 80% of the shares of a new company that will take over ENEOS Ocean's shipping business.

MPA Singapore and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on July 2, 2024, aimed at advancing maritime decarbonisation, digitalisation, and manpower development.

According to NYK, following Gas Garnet, which was delivered in March this year, Gas Amethyst is the second jointly owned LPG dual-fuel vessel to be delivered this year and the fourth LPG dual-fuel vessel for Astomos Energy.

In collaboration with NYK Line and VPS, the first bunkering of the B24 biofuel blend (a mix of FAME and VLSFO) has been successfully completed on NYK’s short-sea vehicle carrier as part of Project LOTUS.

NYK and PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the field of liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and jointly establish a ship-management company.

Joint research from Lloyd’s Register (LR), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and MTI Co., Ltd. (MTI) has identified that the adoption of data-driven Condition-Based Maintenance (DCBM) can have a significant impact on vessel efficiency and reliability. 

On May 2, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) began a long-term biofuel test run on its very large crude oil tanker (VLCC) Tenjun.

Biofuels could play an important role in decarbonizing the maritime industry, which is under pressure to gradually reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Takuya Koizumi, general manager of NYK’s Decarbonization Group said.