Ship Photos of the Day – Japan’s First LNG Tug, SAKIGAKE
The first LNG-fueled tug to function in Japanese waters has been delivered to NYK Line.
The new tug, named Sakigake, was delivered by Keihin Dock Co. Ltd.on August 31 and is anticipated “confirm the viability of LNG as a marine fuel and to help cultivate a new business field in the area of LNG as an environment-friendly marine fuel,” says NYK.
Sakigake has been chartered to Wing Maritime Service Corporation and can be operated primarily on the ports of Yokohama and Kawasaki.
The tug is provided with dual-fuel engine that may run on both liquified pure gasoline or diesel oil. LNG gas for the vessel can be delivered by way of a tanker truck at a pier in Yokohama, with LNG provided by Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.. In July 2015 a trial fueling of the vessel from a tanker truck was efficiently carried out for the primary time in Japan.
The venture to construct the tug obtained subsidies from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
- Length general: 37.20 meters
- Breadth: 10.20 meters
- Molded depth: 4.40 meters
- Gross tonnage: 272 tons
- Main engine: NIIGATA 6L28AHX-DF x 2
- Shipowner: NYK
- Flag: Japan
- Class: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK)
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