Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (Kline) received an LNG-fuelled car carrier on 28 November, as it looks to use more lower-carbon marine fuels as part of its decarbonisation efforts.
Kline received the car carrier Pontus Highway with a capacity of 7,000 vehicles from Chinese shipbuilder China Merchants Jinling Shipyard.
The vessel is equipped with a dual fuel engine and is designed to curb emissions of CO2 by 25-30pc, sulphide oxide by almost 100pc and nitrogen oxide by around 75pc, compared to conventional fuel oil.
Kline previously commissioned the LNG-fuelled car carrier Nereus Highway, also built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, in the first half of August. It received LNG-fuelled car carrier Poseidon Highway, built by domestic shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding, on 1 October.
Kline said LNG-fuelled ships have an advantage in securing fuel as supply facilities for these vessels are well-established at ports, especially compared to methanol- and ammonia-fuelled vessels.
