Japanese shipping companies Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) recently announced plans with Toyota Tsusho Corp. and Chubu Electric Power to commercialize supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel to ships in the country’s Chubu region.

In a joint statement, the shipping firms said “LNG is expected to become an important alternative to heavy fuel oil, because of its relatively low emissions of air-polluting substances and greenhouse gases.”

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