Fuel Business

2026/04/23 Demonstration Project on the Supply of Ammonia Fuel for Vessels in Singapore Selected for the FY2024 Supplementary Budget Grant for the "Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project" (Large-scale Demonstration – ASEAN Member States) funded by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry through AEM-METI Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee (AMEICC)

2026/04/01 “K” LINE Starts Continued Use of Bio-LNG Fuel for Car Carriers — “K” LINE Environmental Vision Initiative to Achieve Net-Zero GHG Emissions in 2050 —

2026/03/17 Sumitomo Corporation, “K” LINE, and NYK Line Conclude MoU for New Build Ammonia Bunkering Vessel Operation in Singapore

2025/01/08 “K” LINE Joins the e-NG Coalition, an International e-Methane Alliance

2024/12/19 “K” LINE's Operated Vessel to Receive Supply of Marine Biofuel for the First Time in Japan

2024/11/18 LNG bunkering vessel “Kaguya” achieves 100th ship-to-ship LNG bunker supply

2024/06/12 TES and “K” LINE Partner for Sustainable Maritime Shipping Solutions

2024/05/16 “K” LINE Conducts First Trial Use of B100 Biofuel for Carbon-free Operations on Car Carrier

2024/04/11 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Joint Development of Ammonia-Fueled Bulk Carriers Signed

2023/09/26 Three Japanese Shipping Companies Partner to Establish Global Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain

2023/09/08 Marine Biofuel supplied to the Capesize Bulker at Hong Kong

2023/06/22 Demonstrative Test Voyage of a Tugboat Using Marine Biodiesel Fuel at Nagoya Port -Efforts Toward Decarbonization-

2023/02/22 “K” LINE Conducts Trial Use of Marine Biofuel on Capesize Bulker to Help Decarbonize the Shipping Industry

2022/11/28 Ammonia Fueled Bulk Carrier Obtained AiP from Classification Society ClassNK

2022/08/26 “K” LINE Conducts Trial Use of Marine Biofuel for Decarbonization on Supramax Bulker

2022/05/13 Acceleration of Study on establishing ammonia supply chain for bunkering in Singapore and Receipt of Approval in Principle for Ammonia bunkering vessel

2022/04/09 HySTRA celebrates completion of world’s first liquefied hydrogen vessel voyage in Japan

2022/04/06 “K” LINE’s Participation in Joint Study to Explore Ammonia as Marine Fuel in Singapore

2021/10/26 Joint project on “Development of Ammonia-fueled ship” adopted as Green Innovation Fund

2021/06/11 Kick off “Joint Study” framework for studying ammonia as an alternative marine fuel

2021/05/17 Kobe/Kansai Hydrogen Utilization Council Report -Organizing a Future Vision for a Hydrogen Society and Quantifying Supply and Demand-

2021/02/24 “K” LINE commenced technical management of Singapore’s first LNG Bunkering Vessel “FUELNG BELLINA”

2020/12/07 Participation in the “Japan Hydrogen Association”

2020/10/21 First Ship-to-Ship LNG bunkering business to commence in Japan ~Supply eco-friendly fuel by first LNG bunkering vessel in Japan~

2020/09/18 Naming Ceremony Held for Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel

2020/09/04 Launch of Kobe/Kansai Hydrogen Utilization Council

2020/05/13 Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel Launched — Operations to Begin in Autumn 2020

2019/12/19 Participation in “CO₂-free Hydrogen Energy Supply-chain Technology Research Association (HySTRA)” ～Towards the Realization of a Hydrogen Society, “K”LINE will be involved in the Demonstration of the World’s First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier ～

2019/11/28 “K”LINE/FueLNG conclude ship management agreement for Singapore’s 1st LNG-Bunker vessel

2018/07/06 Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel to Start Operation in 2020

2018/05/10 “K” Line, Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho, and NYK Line Establish LNG Bunkering Joint Ventures and Launch the LNG Bunkering Business in Japan

2018/01/26 “K” Line, Chubu Electric, Toyota Tsusho, and NYK Line Begin Joint Discussions on LNG Bunkering Business in Japan