📋 Tender Overview
On November 29 10 delegates from nine ASEAN countries visited two NYK Group companies to learn about navigational support technology and Japans first LNG-fueled vessel. The event was sponsored by Japans Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport and Tourism.JMS introduced its 360-degree high-quality large-screen ship-handing simulator and then offered a presentation about how the system navigates a vessel by calculating optimal routes developed by JMS. The participants listened intently to the explanation.Shin Nihon Kaisha Co. Ltd. then offered a tour of Japans first LNG-fueled vessel Sakigake at Honmoku Pier in Yokohama. An NYK employee explained the companys environmental initiatives for shifting to LNG fuel and an active discussion was had. SakigakeThe tug is equipped with dual-fuel engines that can use either of LNG and diesel oil depending on conditions. Compared with conventional tugboats that use marine diesel oil the ship emits about 30 percent less carbon dioxide 80 percent less nitrogen oxide and absolutely no sulfur oxide when using LNG as fuel.
