KEYS Azalea completes first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in western Japan
This is the first LNG bunkering after KEYS Azalea's delivery and the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in western Japan.
On April 10, KEYS Azalea bunkered LNG for the pure car and truck carrier Daisy Leader at the port of Hiroshima.
KEYS Azalea is equipped with a dual-fuel engine that can operate on both LNG and fuel oil. The LNG fuel supplied to Daisy Leader was shipped from the Tobata LNG terminal of Kitakyushu LNG Co., Inc.
LNG fuel offers excellent environmental performance compared with traditional marine fuels. It is expected to be a bridge solution for decarbonization, virtually eliminating sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions and reducing approximately 80% of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and 30% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
KEYS Azalea provides domestic coastal transport of LNG to consumers in the Kyushu and Setouchi areas and LNG bunkering for oceangoing ships calling ports in the region. For vessels in Japan, this is the first LNG bunkering service to cover such a wide area.
