NYK Line could have two ammonia-fuelled handymaxes ready before 2028 to operate one of the first long-haul green shipping corridors, an executive tells TradeWinds.
The bulkers would be used to haul copper from Chile to the Far East in a joint private-public project, the frontrunner to become the first long-distance trading route operated by zero-emission vessels.
Executives at the Japanese shipping giant said the timetable remains ambitious and key details on cost still need to be thrashed out before the venture becomes a reality.
