Climate Change$5.6bn green fund to buy LNG-powered vessels for Japan's shippers
Anchor Ship joins private-sector push to help reach net-zero emissions by 2050
Kawasaki Heavy Industries' LNG bunkering ship Kaguya: A Japanese fund will support the use of liquefied natural gas to cut greenhouse gas emissions in marine shipping. (Photo courtesy of Kawasaki Heavy Industries)
DAICHI MISHIMA, Nikkei staff writer
February 26, 2021 04:31 JST
TOKYO -- With an eye on Japan's goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Tokyo-based Anchor Ship Partners will launch a roughly 600 billion yen ($5.65 billion) vehicle as early as this month to aid decarbonization efforts in the shipping sector.