AsiaLNG as FuelOther Fuels

NYK’s tug wraps up final LNG bunkering op ahead of ammonia conversion job

By LNG Prime Staff
NYK's tug wraps up final LNG bunkering op
Image: NYK

NYK’s tugboat Sakigake has completed its final liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation ahead of its scheduled conversion which will enable the vessel to use ammonia as fuel.

According to a statement by the Japanese shipping firm, the LNG-fueled tugboat Sakigake, operated in Tokyo Bay by NYK’s Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha, conducted its last LNG bunkering on July 25 at Yokohama Shinko pier.

Sakigake will undergo conversion work in fiscal 2023 and will enter service the following fiscal year as an ammonia-fueled tugboat with even lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, NYK said.

NYK's tug wraps up final LNG bunkering op
Image: NYK

NYK took delivery of Japan’s first LNG powered tug, Sakigake, in 2015 and the vessel completed a total of 183 LNG bunkering operations since then.

In August 2022, NYK awarded a contract to convert Sakigake to run on ammonia.

NYK’s Keihin Dock will modify the 37.20 meters long tugboat.

Most Popular

LNG Terminals

Delfin takes FID on first FLNG

Delfin Midstream has taken a final investment decision for the first 4.4 mtpa floating liquefied natural gas unit of its LNG project under development in Louisiana. Delfin says the FLNG is the first floating liquefaction facility in the United States and the world's largest FLNG.
Contracts and Tenders

Malaysia’s Petronas Gas, Integrax ink pact for new LNG import terminal

Malaysia's Petronas Gas, a unit of Petronas, has signed a binding deal with compatriot Integrax, a part of TNB Power Generation, to jointly develop the country's first FSRU-based LNG import terminal in Lumut, Perak.
Contracts and Tenders

Samsung Heavy secures FLNG order from Delfin

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has secured an order worth approximately $2.88 billion to build the first floating LNG production unit for Delfin Midstream, the US developer of a floating LNG export project offshore Louisiana, according to shipbuilding sources.

More News Like This

LNG as Fuel

NYK to issue more transition bonds to fund LNG-powered vessels

Japan's shipping giant NYK plans to issue more transition bonds in mid-June to fund LNG-powered vessels.
Vessels

NYK’s LNG carrier fleet continues to expand

Japan’s shipping giant NYK continues to invest in its liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier business, aiming to reach 130 vessels by the end of March 2029.
LNG as Fuel

ONE books more LNG-powered containerships in South Korea

Ocean Network Express (ONE), a joint venture of Japan's NYK, MOL, and K Line, has ordered six LNG dual-fuel container vessels from South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, according to shipbuilding sources and brokers.
Vessels

NYK appoints first female LNG carrier captain

Japan's shipping giant NYK has appointed its first female captain of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.