NYK joins project to transport green ammonia from India to Japan

Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has signed an agreement with energy company Kyushu Electric Power, conglomerate Sojitz Corporation, and Sembcorp Green Hydrogen, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Sembcorp, to transport green ammonia from India to Japan.

PHOTO: A panoramic view of a coastal city with a harbor in Sasebo, a city on Japan’s Kyushu Island. Getty Images

The agreement involves producing 200,000 mt/yr of green ammonia in India, using renewable energy, and then shipping it to Japan's Kyushu region. The companies have not specified the construction timeline for the project.

NYK will handle the marine transport and develop ammonia supply chains within Kyushu and other parts of Japan.

In June, Kyushu Electric, Sojitz, and Sembcorp agreed to supply the green ammonia from this project to various industrial customers in Japan, mainly in the Kyushu region. However, the companies have not disclosed if any portion of the green ammonia produced will be earmarked for the maritime sector.

By Tuhin Roy

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