Electric vessel infrastructure to be developed
As one of the reliable and experienced ship chandlers South Africa boasts, Link Ship Chandlers, tries to stay up-to-date on everything to do with shipping, chandling and sea. We found this article about Japanese companies partnering to develop something pretty cool.
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Seven Japanese companies have partnered to establish ‘e5 Consortium’ to support the development of electric vessels and their infrastructure in the country.
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The initiative includes Asahi Tanker, Idemitsu Kosan, Exeno Yamamizu, Mitsui OSK Lines, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Tokyo Electric Power Company and Mitsubishi.
The consortium will support the development and commercialisation of zero-emission electric vessels with the goal of establishing new ocean shipping infrastructure services - which will be developed for South Africa too, hopefully.
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It is named e5 after the consortium’s five core values of electrification, environment, evolution, efficiency and economics. e5 Lab will serve as the executive office of the consortium.
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In a statement, one of the partner companies Mitsubishi said: "Coastal shipping in Japan faces structural issues such as a shortage of mariners due to the ageing of the seagoing workforce, not to mention the ageing of the vessels.
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"In addition, the ocean shipping industry has urged the coastal shipping industry to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) as one of Japan’s measures to address climate change.
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"The seven e5 Consortium corporate members are focusing their attention on fulfilling the potential of electric vessels to solve these urgent issues."
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In the first phase, the consortium aims to launch large-capacity lithium-ion battery-powered zero-emission electric tanker in March 2022.
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Asahi Tanker decided to build two such electric tankers.
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Additionally, the e5 consortium will work to promote sustainable growth of coastal shipping in Japan and work to develop and launch advanced vessels.
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Article source: https://www.ship-technology.com/news/japanese-companies-electric-vessel-infrastructure/
