Tag: Transportation
“K” LINE Begins Participating in Joint Study on Liquefied CO2 Marine Transportation for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has reached an agreement with TOKYO GAS CO., LTD. (“Tokyo Gas”) regarding a joint study of liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) marine transportation with a view towards achieving carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS). The Japanese government believes CCS to be one of the significant methods for achieving carbon neutrality…
MOL and Rio Tinto Sign Partnership Agreement for Further Collaboration including Decarbonization of Maritime Transportation
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Rio Tinto, a leading mining and metals company and largest dry bulk shipper in the world, signed the Partnership Agreement to enhance collaborations on not only Safety and Crew Welfare initiative but also decarbonization of maritime transportation on January 24, 2024. MOL and Rio Tinto have agreed to further collaborate…
Argentina charges ahead with Torqeedo: electric passenger ferries will transform public transportation.
The Delta del Paraná in Argentina is the only river delta on earth that empties into another river, creating an 8,400 square-mile wetlands paradise just one hour from Buenos Aires. For the families who call the delta’s 1,000 tiny islands home, the “lanchas colectivas” – vintage mahogany wood passenger ferries powered by old diesel engines…
NEDO Demonstration Project: Demonstration Test Ship for Liquefied CO2 Transportation Delivered
The christening and handover ceremony for a liquefied CO2 transportation demonstration test ship was held today, November 28, 2023, at the Shimonoseki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Shimonoseki city, Yamaguchi). The construction of the demonstration test ship was completed today, and the ship will transport liquefied CO2 for the CCUS R&D and Demonstration Related…
NYK Receives Contract to Conduct Study on Marine Transportation of Liquefied CO2
On August 25, NYK was commissioned by a consortium comprising ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS), Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER), and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (JX) to conduct a study on the marine transportation of liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) as a part of a fiscal 2023 feasibility study on advanced CCS Projects in…
