On November 25, Teo Eng Dih, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), and Kenneth Lim, Assistant Chief Executive of MPA, visited the Nagaoka factory of TB Global Technologies Ltd. (TBG) in Niigata, Japan. NYK is jointly developing bunkering boom, bet365 入金vice used to supply ammonia between ships with TBG.
MPbet365 入金legation also visited the ammonia-fueled tugboat Sakigake — developed, built, and operated by the NYK Group and now under three-month demonstration period in Tokyo Bay —, and observed the ammonia-fueled engine and other equipment.

In July, MPA and NYK signed a memorandum of understanding to promote the sustainable development of the maritime industry in Singapore. Both parties agreed to work together to promote the use of clean fuel ammonia for vessels, including bunkering vessels operating in Singapore, and to consider training programs for seafarers on ammonia-fueled vessels.

MPbet365 入金legation visited the Nagaoka factory of TBG to observe the bunkering boom planned to be installed on the ammonia-bunkering vessel that NYK is developing. NYK and TBG are jointly developing the bunkering boom, which uses TBG's technology to minimize the risk of ammonia leakage and safely supply ammonia between ships.

During the Sakigake visit, MPbet365 入金legation observed the ammonia-fueled engine and related equipment. This tug was jointly developed by NYK and IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. after being selected as a Green Innovation Fund project by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). The vessel was completed in August and has since been engaged in towing operations in Tokyo Bay during a three-month demonstration period as the world's first commercial-use ammonia-fueled vessel. Sakigake incorporates several safety designs for using fuel ammonia and is thus expected to contribute to the spread and expansion of the use of fuel ammonia in ships, including bunkering vessels.

NYK is developing ammonia bunkering businesses in Singapore and other major bunkering ports in Japan and overseas. NYK will continue to cooperate with MPA in various initiatives aimed at the sustainable development of the maritime industry, utilizing the knowledge and technology gained through research and development of ammonia-fueled ships and fuel-ammonia supply equipment.

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