[Special feature] NYK Super Eco Ship 2030 charts a course to the future

Although shipping is the most eco-friendly mode of transport, economic growth and the resulting expansion of international trade have increased the CO2 emissions from ships to levels that can no longer be ignored. NYK Line is developing zero-emission ships as part of its efforts to create an international shipping network that is compatible with both the environment and global economic development. NYK Super Eco Ship 2030 is a concept ship devised by examining expected technology trends through 2030, and the ship could result in CO2 emission reductions of up to approximately 69 percent.

NYK Cool Earth Project—Development of NYK Super Eco Ship 2030

The NYK Cool Earth Project was launched in April 2008 in recognition of the increasing importance of environmental issues and has targeted everything from the development of environmental technologies to programs to reduce energy consumption within the office. The project’s members and their functions were recently integrated into the company’s Environment Group, which was established in April 2010 to better carry out such activities.

All for Sustainable Transportation

Katsuhito Yamane
Environment Group
Environmental Project Team

NYK’s goal is to develop a zero-emission ship by 2050, and we have examined long-term trends for component technologies to arrive at a concept ship to be developed by 2030, the midpoint along that path. This ship serves as a concrete roadmap for technology development and also provides a means to stimulate thought about the future of ports and logistics that we hope will inspire young people to become involved in the research and development of ships or interested in working as seafarers.

Energy-conversion roadmap

Ships today use fossil fuels to operate, but fuel cells are considered a promising new technology not only to reduce energy consumption but to switch to cleaner energy sources.

2009 Good Design Frontier Design Award

NYK Super Eco Ship 2030 has been praised as a project of deep significance in showing the world the new systems and platforms that are possible.

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