Japan's NYK becomes national champion for next-gen shipbuilding

From battery tankers to ammonia carriers, fleet pushes for green energy vessels

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Japan's Nippon Yusen is leading the way in developing next-generation vessels that lower emissions. (Nippon Yusen)

KEIICHI FURUKAWA, MAYUKO SUZUKI and HIDEFUMI FUJIMOTO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Plans for a using a novel type of energy transport ship were announced on April 24, not one that hauls oil or natural gas, but a vessel that transports electricity in batteries.

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