NYK's eco tugboat receives 2013 Marine Engineering of the Year award
Tsubasa, an environment-friendly tugboat owned by Wing Maritime Service Corporation, an NYK Group company, has been bestowed the 2013 Marine Engineering of the Year award by the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering, the company said in its press release.
On July 30, 2014, a joint awards ceremony was held by three maritime institutes — the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering, the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineering, and the Japan Institute of Navigation. Joint awards ceremony: Far left, Toshinori Yamashita, president of Wing Maritime Service Corporation; from third from left, Tetsuya Senda, chairman of the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering; Junichi Iwano, general manager of the Technical Group at NYK; and Susumu Akeno, president of Keihin Dock Co. Ltd.
Representatives from the five other companies1 involved in the collaborative development of the tug joined Wing Maritime Service president Toshinori Yamashita to receive the award.
From NYK Line, Junichi Iwano, general manager of the company’s Technical Group, attended the ceremony. Tsubasa is the first tug in Japan to be equipped with a hybrid propulsion system. The vessel’s batteries can be charged via electric power from land, thus resulting in a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions.
In fact, Tsubasa emitted 20 percent less CO2 in port during fiscal 2013. This tug’s energy conservation and the resulting reduction in environmental load were highly evaluated by the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014.
The Marine Engineering of the Year designation is a special award that recognizes superior results in technological development in the field of marine engineering and equipment.
Tsubasa, an environment-friendly tugboat owned by Wing Maritime Service Corporation, an NYK Group company, has been bestowed the 2013 Marine Engineering of the Year award by the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering, the company said in its press release.
On July 30, 2014, a joint awards ceremony was held by three maritime institutes — the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering, the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineering, and the Japan Institute of Navigation. Joint awards ceremony: Far left, Toshinori Yamashita, president of Wing Maritime Service Corporation; from third from left, Tetsuya Senda, chairman of the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering; Junichi Iwano, general manager of the Technical Group at NYK; and Susumu Akeno, president of Keihin Dock Co. Ltd.
Representatives from the five other companies1 involved in the collaborative development of the tug joined Wing Maritime Service president Toshinori Yamashita to receive the award.
From NYK Line, Junichi Iwano, general manager of the company’s Technical Group, attended the ceremony. Tsubasa is the first tug in Japan to be equipped with a hybrid propulsion system. The vessel’s batteries can be charged via electric power from land, thus resulting in a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions.
In fact, Tsubasa emitted 20 percent less CO2 in port during fiscal 2013. This tug’s energy conservation and the resulting reduction in environmental load were highly evaluated by the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014.
The Marine Engineering of the Year designation is a special award that recognizes superior results in technological development in the field of marine engineering and equipment.