Two Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) group companies have teamed up to build an environmentally friendly tugboat, Seatrade Asia online reports. Tugboat operator Wing Maritime Service Corporation (WMS) and tugboat builder Keihin Dock Co are working with Niigata Power Systems to construct an environment-friendly tugboat.
The new tugboat will feature the hybrid propulsion system that Niigata Power Systems has developed and manufactures, and will be the first tugboat in Japan propelled by such a system. The new tugboat is expected to have 20% lower CO2 emissions when in port.
The new tugboat will feature the hybrid propulsion system that Niigata Power Systems has developed and manufactures, and will be the first tugboat in Japan propelled by such a system. The new tugboat is expected to have 20% lower CO2 emissions when in port.