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will actively promote replacement of its PCTC
fleet to next-generation eco-friendly ships and
encourage new value creation as a sustainable
solution provider.
NYK LINE, June 15, 2021

AUSTRAL ASIA
Oceania Marine Energy

and Kanfer Shipping sign

Letter of Intent for world’s

first ammonia-ready
Understanding (MoU) with Petrobangla on building of LNG-fuelled PCTCs at Shin
16th June 2021. The companies will soon Kurushima Dockyard and Nihon Shipyard. LNG bunkering vessel in
finalise a long term supply agreement to Twelve new ships are planned to be built, six
commence the supply of re-gasified LNG to ships each at the two shipyards. The newly Australia
Bangladesh through a cross border natural gas built ships will be delivered successively from
pipeline. fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2028. Oceania Marine Energy, an Australian
H-Energy was authorised by Petroleum This consecutive building of LNG-fuelled company focused on connecting natural
and Natural gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), PCTCs is in accordance with the PCTC resources and energy production to shipping
the regulatory body in India, to build own and fleet replacement plan to achieve NYK’s industry, and Kanfer Shipping, the Norway-
operate Kanai Chhata-Shrirampur natural gas environment management target, which is based shipping company focusing on
pipeline connecting H-Energy’s LNG terminal to reduce CO2 emissions per ton-kilometre small-scale LNG sea transportation and LNG
in West Bengal passing through various of transport by 50% by 2050. The use of bunkering have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI)
regions of the state and further connecting to LNG fuel, in addition to hull modification to to bring the world’s first ammonia-ready LNG
the Bangladesh border, to enable cross border improve fuel economy, will contribute to a bunkering vessel to Australia.
supply of regasified LNG into Bangladesh. reduction of CO2 emissions by approximately Oceania and Kanfer aim to build a long-
H-Energy is the only company to have 40% compared to ships using conventional term zero emission sustainable shipping
received the authorization from PNGRB heavy fuel oil. industry in Australia using LNG as the
to lay a pipeline till Bangladesh border. Mr. Through its “Sail GREEN” project, NYK’s transition fuel and move towards green
Darshan Hiranandani, CEO of H-Energy said Automotive Transportation Headquarters has ammonia and methanol as the targeted
“this is a key milestone in the future of Indo been promoting the transition of upcoming fuel for bunkering vessels operating in the
Bangladesh energy cooperation. I am grateful newly built PCTCs to vessels that are LNG- Northwest and Eastern ports of Australia.
to the Government of Bangladesh, the team fuelled, and this began with Sakura Leader, Oceania is progressing its LNG bunker
at Petrobangla and the various governmental which was delivered in October 2020 and license applications with key port authorities
agencies of India whose unstinted support was the first LNG-fuelled PCTC to be built in and is engaging in preliminary talks with
has made this happen. Our objective is to Japan. In fact, the company already has firm Australian natural gas and green ammonia.
deliver environmentally friendly, safe, and plans to launch eight LNG-fuelled PCTCs Oceania is collaborating with energy,
economical energy to the state of West Bengal by 2024. Including these additional 12 new shipping and industry partners to realise this
and to Western Bangladesh. Thanks to the vessels, NYK’s total number of LNG-fuelled opportunity.
efforts of all stakeholders, most permissions PCTCs will increase to 20 by fiscal 2028 “Australia is uniquely positioned to be the
are in place and we shall see important through a total investment of about 200 world leader in providing zero-carbon fuels
milestone after milestone in this project billion yen. to the shipping industry. At Oceania, we are
happen at a rapid pace.” H-Energy’s wholly NYK aims to further advance to zero- thrilled to be working with Kanfer Shipping
owned subsidiary HE Marketing private will emission vessels utilising marine fuels that to activate Australia’s competitive advantage,
be responsible for sourcing LNG and for have a lower environmental impact, such as connecting its production of sustainable
supplying R-LNG to Petrobangla. Within hydrogen and ammonia, from around 2030. energy with its position at the apex of the
Bangladesh Petrobangla will supply this For the moment, NYK is positioning LNG Asia-Pacific commodity trade route. The
regasified LNG to gas based power producers fuel as a bridge solution until future zero opportunity will drive new avenues of high-
and other gas consumers. emission ships can be realized. grade technical employment, while preserving
H-ENERGY, June 16, 2021 On February 3, NYK released the our environment and ensuring future energy
NYK Group ESG Story, which aims to security,” said Nick Bentley, Director of
NYK to build 12 LNG-fuelled further integrate ESG into the company’s Oceania Marine Energy.
Kanfer has an exclusive design license
management strategy and promotes activities
PCTCs that contribute to the achievement of the with CGR Arctic Marine AS, focused on
enabling liquid gas transportation with the
SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
NYK has agreed to a memorandum of through business activities. To strongly lowest possible environmental footprint
understanding (MoU) for the consecutive promote ESG management, the NYK Group and achieving zero emission marine

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