NYK Begins Japan’s First 100% Marine Biofuel Trial
by Rhys Berry (Bunkerspot) Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and NYK Group company Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha Corporation have started a test navigation using Neste Renewable Diesel (Neste RD) supplied by Itochu Enex Co. in tugboats operated by Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha.
According to NYK, this is the first case in Japan of a 100% concentration of biodiesel being used in a ship.
The biofuel being used in the trial is Neste RD, which is being imported to Japan through a contract that Itochu Corporation has signed with the Neste OYJ Group.
Neste RD is a 100% renewable fuel product that is manufactured from waste cooking oil and animal oil that would not be used by the food industry. READ MORE
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