NYK is boosting the number of car carriers in its fleet fuelled with LNG with the commission of 12 vessels from the Shin Kurushima and Nihon shipyards in Japan
NYK has commissioned the building of 12 pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) fuelled by liquified natural gas (LNG) from two shipyards in Japan. The Japanese shipping and logistics company wants reduce CO2 emissions per ton-kilometre of transport by 50% by 2050. It said the use of LNG fuel, in addition to hull modification to improve fuel economy, will contribute to a reduction of CO2 emissions by approximately 40% compared to ships using conventional heavy fuel oil.
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