Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha : Joint project on “Development of Ammonia-fueled ship” adopted as Green Innovation Fund
October 25, 2021 at 11:16 pm EDT
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October 26, 2021
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Joint project on "Development of Ammonia-fueled ship" adopted as Green Innovation Fund
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" LINE), together with ITOCHU Corporation, NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd., Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. and Mitsui E&S Machinery Co., Ltd. have jointly applied for and been selected for the "Green Innovation Fund Project / Development Project for Next- Generation Ships / Development of Ammonia-Fueled Ships," a project publicly announced by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
In order to achieve the International Maritime Organization's strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, this project will use ammonia as marine-fuel, which is attracting attention from various fields as a candidate for alternative fuels, to develop, own and operate propulsion systems and hulls ahead of other countries, with the aim of implementing ammonia-fueled ships in society under Japan's leadership as early as possible by 2028, so that Japan's maritime industry can maintain its long-term advantage in the field of zero-emission ships.
*Role of each company*
Company
Role
Mitsui E&S Machinery
1.
Development of ammonia fuel tank & fuel supply system
2.
Development of technology related to ammonia-fueled engine
3.
Development of safety features specific to ammonia-fueled ship
4.
Demonstration of related to ammonia-fueled engine & supply
system
Nihon Shipyard
1.
Development of hull equipped with ammonia fuel tanks
2.
Ammonia fuel handling system onboard
3.
Safety systems onboard
4.
Verification of research and development through shipboard
demonstration
"K" LINE
Operational demonstration of ammonia-fueled ship
ITOCHU Corporation
NS United Kaiun
Through the "Joint Study" framework for studying ammonia as an alternative marine fuel (Note
established in June this year, "K" LINE has been studying the use of ammonia as marine-fuel. Together with the four companies involved in this joint project, "K" LINE will continue to work toward the social implementation of ammonia, a promising zero-emission fuel, as a marine-fuel in society.
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD.
サステナビリティ推進・ＩＲ・広報グループ Corporate Sustainability, IR & Communication Group
N E W S L E T T E R
(Note 1)
Announced on 11-June 2021: Kick off "joint Study" framework for studying ammonia as an alternative marine fuel
サステナビリティ推進・ＩＲ・広報グループ Corporate Sustainability, IR & Communication Group
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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. is one of the Japanese largest maritime transportation providers. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- logistics services (50.2%): warehousing, freight handling, port services, etc.;
- maritime transportation of freight (48.4%): transportation of dry bulk, oil products, liquefied natural gas, vehicles, containers, etc. At the end of March 2022, the group had a fleet of 434 vessels;
- other (1.4%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (87.4%), Asia (6.3%), Europe (4.1%), the United States (2%) and other (0.2%).
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. 
