Project Launched to Probe Conversion of Existing Ships from Fossil-based Fuels to Decarbonized Energy Sources
TOKYO, May 20, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is to undertake technical, financial and environmental assessments for converting existing ships to vessels that run on zero carbon fuels. The evaluations will be performed mainly by two Group companies - Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd - under a project led by The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping , a research institute created to promote decarbonization of the maritime shipping industry, in which MHI serves as a founding partner. MHI Group, as part of its energy transition growth strategy, is collaborating with the Center s otherstrategic partners toward achieving a global zero carbon fleet. By clarifying a roadmap for converting existing vessels that run on fossil fuels to carbon-neutral ships and ide
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FERRY KYOTO to Serve on Osaka-Shinmoji Kitakyushu Route from December 2021- Interior design concept "atmosphere of an ancient city" evokes feeling of Japan.- Hybrid-type propulsion system with azimuth
Christening and Launch Ceremony of FERRY KYOTO . Photo courtesy Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding held a christening and launch ceremony May 13, 2021 for the first of two large ferries being built for Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) and Meimon Taiyo Ferry Co., Ltd.
The ceremony took place at the Enoura Plant at MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The handover is scheduled for December 2021 following completion of interior work and sea trial. The new vessel will replace the Ferry Kyoto II, in operation since 2002, and enter service from December 2021 on a regular route between Osaka and Shinmoji in Kitakyushu.
New Project Launched to Achieve Safe Use of Ammonia as Shipping Fuel
As part of its Group energy transition strategy, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is set to participate in a newly launching project to develop guidelines for the safe usage of ammonia (NH3) as a shipping fuel. The project is led by The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping 1, a research institute created to promote decarbonization of the maritime shipping industry. MHI will participate as a founding partner of the Center, mainly through two Group companies: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd. Project collaboration will also include Lloyd’s Register Group Limited (LR) 2, the British ship classification society, the ultimate aim being to decarbonize the maritime shipping industry through safe usage of ammonia as a shipping fuel.