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Sakura Leader vessel. February 6, 2026
NYK signs long-term charter deals with Cheniere for new LNG carriers  

Japanese shipping company partners with Ocean Yield for vessels to be delivered from 2028.
Daisy Leader vessel. January 28, 2026
XFuel raises $20m Series A to scale low-carbon drop-in fuel production  

Maritime investors NYK Line and Stolt Ventures back waste-to-fuel technology targeting shipping decarbonisation.
Lucent Pathfinder vessel. January 15, 2026
NYK takes delivery of dual-fuel LPG carrier with ammonia capability  

Lucent Pathfinder is the seventh LPG-fuelled VLGC ordered by the Japanese shipping company.
ABS, Eneos, NYK Line and Seacor Holdings logos side by side. December 15, 2025
Four companies launch study for US methanol bunkering network  

ABS, Eneos, NYK Line, and Seacor to develop ship-to-ship methanol supply operations on Gulf Coast.
LCO₂ carrier vessel render. December 2, 2025
Seven Japanese maritime firms sign MoU on standard design framework for LCO₂ carriers  

Major shipping lines and shipbuilders to collaborate on decarbonisation vessel designs through the MILES platform.
NYK Line and BHP Group sign MoU. November 26, 2025
NYK Line and BHP renew partnership for dry bulk decarbonisation  

Japanese shipping firm and Australian resources company extend collaboration on alternative fuels and vessel safety.
$35M Retrofit Fund Illustration. November 21, 2025
GCMD closes world's first pay-as-you-save vessel retrofit fund at $35 million  

Fund links repayments to verified fuel savings, offering unsecured leases to overcome financing barriers.
NYK Line’s Padma Leader vessel. November 3, 2025
Imabari Shipbuilding delivers LNG-fuelled car carrier to NYK Line  

Padma Leader expected to achieve up to 30% CO2 reduction through dual-fuel propulsion and exhaust gas recirculation.
NYK Line logo. October 15, 2025
Tug becomes world's first ammonia-fuelled vessel to receive environmental credit certification  

Third-party validation enables Book & Claim allocation to help reduce customers' Scope 3 emissions.
Green Future receiving methanol fuel via STS transfer on September 28, 2025. September 30, 2025
NYK completes first low-carbon methanol bunkering operation in South Korea  

Japanese firm bunkers methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier using certified renewable fuel at Ulsan Port.
STS ammonia transfer from Berlian Ekuator to Eco Enchanted. September 25, 2025
NYK Line completes first ship-to-ship transfer of liquefied ammonia  

Japanese shipping firm transfers entire cargo off Spain's coast in collaboration with Trammo.
NYK Line logo. September 22, 2025
NYK Line completes six-month biofuel trial with 'no technical issues'  

Project LOTUS demonstrates B24 biofuel maintains ISO standards during extended storage and operation.
Japan Engine Corporation staff and world's first commercial ammonia-fuelled engine. September 2, 2025
J-ENG completes world's first commercial ammonia-fuelled engine  

Dual-fuel engine achieves 90% greenhouse gas reduction in testing ahead of 2026 vessel deployment.
Pictured: Biofuel is supplied to NYK Line's Noshiro Maru. The vessel tested biofuel for Tohoku Electric Power in a landmark first for Japan. February 12, 2025
NYK trials biofuel in milestone coal carrier test  

Vessel is used to test biofuel for domestic utility company.