NYK Bulkship Asia Pte Ltd (headquarter: Singapore , NBAsia) was accorded special mention for “SRS Green Ship of the Year Award” out of “Singapore International Maritime Awards” organized by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore for owned vessel “TAKAROA SUN”’s energy efficient ship design and other energy efficient features for the first time. (Photo quoted from NYK’s website)

The Singapore International Maritime Awards are divided into 9 categories, and NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd was awarded “Excellence in Training Development Award” in 2006 and NYK Group South Asia Pte Ltd was awarded “International Maritime Centre (Corporate) Award” in 2013. This is the 3rd time including all categories of the awards in the NYK group.

The SRS Green Ship of the Year Award is accorded to the outstanding owner of quality green Singapore-registered ships. "TAKAROA SUN" (Pictured) was accorded a Special mention award for being equipped with a dual fuel engine that can use not only heavy oil but also methanol, which has a low environmental load, as fuel.

"TAKAROA SUN" uses the funds raised by the green loan for a part of the construction cost. In addition to operational environmental initiatives, NYK Group promotes green finance, disseminates environmental investment initiatives to a wide range of stakeholders, and sustains them through technologies that enable reduction of environmental impact.

(IRuniverse)