LNG has less emission of carbon dioxide, which causes global warming than coal and petroleum LNG is increasingly used at power plants around the world, but ship fuel also shifts from heavy oil to natural gas Switching is an issue.

Because of this, "NYK Line," the biggest shipping maker, will accelerate the construction of a ship moving with LNG fuel and a special ship to replenish natural gas to other boats on the sea over the next five years It was. Approximately 10 billion yen of funds are said to be issuing for the first time corporate bonds called "green bonds" that restrict usage to environmental measures and gather from global investors who are interested in measures against global warming.

Last week, the United Nations specialized agency has just established an international reduction goal, which said it would halve its emissions by 2050, on the greenhouse gas emanating from ships going around the world.

Switching to LNG-driven vessels is progressing in the world, mainly in Europe, but delay in response has been pointed out in Japan, and domestic marine transport companies will accelerate response in the future It is a prospect.