Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 05/2023
Japanese Council to focus on shore-ship power supplies
Seven Japanese organisations have agreed to develop and promote the widespread use by ships of shore power in the country’s ports. e5 Lab Inc, Marindows Inc, e-Mobility Power Inc, The Japan Ship Technology Research Association, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co Ltd, and Development Bank of Japan Inc, have set up the Promotion Council for Zero Emission Chargers for Ships. The initiative is part of Japan’s ambitious decarbonisation targets. The country has declared carbon neutrality by 2050 and is aiming to reduce emissions by 46% by 2030 compared with 2013 levels, and aim for even further reductions to 50%....