NYK Line arm to pilot B24 blend on Hakata–Tsuruga route

Japanese shipping firm Kinkai Yusen will test a biofuel blend on its RoRo vessel operating between Japan's Hakata and Tsuruga ports on 16 June.

IMAGE: Waterfront at Hakata Port, Fukuoka in Japan. Getty Images

Kinkai Yusen is a subsidiary of Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line).

The fuel, comprising 24% biofuel and 76% conventional marine fuel (B24), will be bunkered at Hakata Port. The stem will be physically supplied by Japanese bunker supplier Itochu Enex.

Itochu Enex offers physical deliveries across the Hokkaido, Hanshin, Tokyo Bay, Seto Inland Sea, Chukyo and Kyushu regions, according to its website,

This trial is expected to mark the first use of biofuel by a domestic scheduled RoRo vessel bunkering and operating from Hakata Port, Kinkai Yusen said.

By Konica Bhatt

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