NYK has agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the consecutive building of LNG-fueled PCTCs at Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd. and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. Twelve new ships are planned to be built, six ships each at the two shipyards. The newly built ships will be delivered successively from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2028.

This consecutive building of LNG-fueled PCTCs is in accordance with the PCTC fleet replacement plan to achieve NYK’s environment management target, *which is to reduce CO₂ emissions per ton-kilometer of transport by 50% by 2050. 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.

Through its “Sail GREEN” project,** NYK’s Automotive Transportation Headquarters has been promoting the transition of upcoming newly built PCTCs to vessels that are LNG-fueled, and this began with Sakura Leader, which was delivered in October 2020 and was the first LNG-fueled PCTC to be built in Japan. In fact, the company already has firm plans to launch eight LNG-fueled PCTCs by 2024. Including these additional 12 new vessels, NYK’s total number of LNG-fueled PCTCs will increase to 20 by fiscal 2028 through a total investment of about 200 billion yen.

NYK aims to further advance to zero-emission vessels utilizing marine fuels that have a lower environmental impact, such as hydrogen and ammonia, from around 2030. For the moment, NYK is positioning LNG fuel as a bridge solution until future zero emission ships can be realized.

On February 3, NYK released the NYK Group ESG Story, which aims to further integrate ESG into the company’s management strategy and promotes activities that contribute to the achievement of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) through business activities. To strongly promote ESG management, the NYK Group will actively promote replacement of its PCTC fleet to next-generation eco-friendly ships and encourage new value creation as a sustainable solution provider.

Length overall: about 199.95 meters
Breadth: about 38.00 meters
Total car capacity: 6,800 – 7,000 units
Flag: To be decided

<NYK Group ESG Story>
A guideline detailing concrete efforts to integrate ESG into management strategies of the NYK Group. Details can be found in the following press release.

* NYK’s environment management target
Website: https://www.nyk.com/english/esg/envi/plan/

** “Sail GREEN” project
A project being promoted by NYK’s Automotive Transport Headquarters to reduce CO₂ emissions at all the transportation stages of vehicles and contribute to the eco-friendly supply chains of customers. The chief component of the project is a switch to LNG-fueled PCTCs, which emit less CO₂ compared to conventional heavy-fueled vessels. In addition, reducing CO₂ emissions at finished-car logistics terminals that NYK operates throughout the world, as well as during short sea and inland transportation, is also an important target of this project.

<Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd.>
Head office: Tokyo, Japan
President: Tetsushi Soga
Website: https://www.skdy.co.jp/en/index.html

<Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd.>
Head office: Tokyo, Japan
President: Yoshinori Maeta
Website: https://www.nsyc.co.jp/en/