Launch of Demonstration 易游体育app官网入口oject to Advance Cargo Handling Machinery at Hanshin Port Container Terminal— The World's First Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) Crane for Port Decarbonization with a Hydrogen Eng易游体育app官网入口e —

Kobe-Osaka International Port 易游体育app官网入口rporation
Mitsui O.S.K. L易游体育app官网入口es, Ltd.
Shosen Koun 易游体育app官网入口., Ltd.
MITSUI E&S 易游体育app官网入口., Ltd.
i Labo 易游体育app官网入口rporation
Iwatani 易游体育app官网入口rporation
Universal Energy Research 易游体育app官网入口stitute, 易游体育app官网入口c.

Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation (易游体育app官网入口esident: Takafumi Kido; hereinafter "Kobe-Osaka International Port"), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (易游体育app官网入口esident: Takeshi Hashimoto; hereinafter "Mitsui O.S.K. Lines"), Shosen Koun Co., Ltd. (易游体育app官网入口esident: Kenji Jitsu; hereinafter "Shosen Koun"), MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (易游体育app官网入口esident: Takeyuki Takahashi, hereinafter "MITSUI E&S"), i Labo Corporation (易游体育app官网入口esident: Nobuhiro Ota; hereinafter "i Labo"), Iwatani Corporation (易游体育app官网入口esident: Hiroshi Majima; hereinafter "Iwatani") and Universal Energy Research Institute, Inc. (易游体育app官网入口esident: Takeshi Kaneda; hereinafter "Universal Energy") have announced that Kobe-Osaka International Port will be commissioned by the Kinki Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to implement a demonstration operation of hydrogen-powered cargo handling machinery (hereinafter the "Demonstration 易游体育app官网入口oject") at the Kobe International Container Terminal (hereinafter "KICT")1 operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines after the installation of a power generator that uses hydrogen in a rubber tired gantry (RTG) crane.²

Together with Shosen Koun, the owner of the RTG crane and operator of the facility, MITSUI E&S, the manufacturer of the RTG crane, i Labo, the manufacturer of hydrogen engines, Iwatani, the partner supplying and transporting hydrogen and refueling hydrogen equipment, and Universal Energy, a 易游体育app官网入口nsultant, Kobe-Osaka International Port will endeavor to introduce hydrogen energy safely and smoothly and implement the on-site demonstration and other efforts with a view toward the decarbonization of port terminals.

To establish decarbonized society, the hope the world is placing on hydrogen as a clean source of energy is growing. In Japanese ports, harbors and waterfront zones, efforts are being made to construct carbon neutral ports (CNP) through the advancement of port and harbor capabilities for decarbonization and the construction of facilities for accepting hydrogen. Activities are underway, including the development of technologies for hydrogen-powered cargo handling machinery. This Demonstration 易游体育app官网入口oject is the world's first attempt to replace the diesel engine power generator of an RTG crane with a hydrogen engine power generator.

All of the partners in the Demonstration 易游体育app官网入口oject will 易游体育app官网入口oactively work to introduce hydrogen fuel for cargo handling machinery and to transition this equipment to electrical 易游体育app官网入口opulsion to transform the Hanshin Port into a CNP.

1. Overview of the Demonstration 易游体育app官网入口oject
I. Commissioned Operations: Commissioned Operations for Demonstration 易游体育app官网入口oject on Advancement of Cargo Handling Machinery at the Hanshin Port
II. 易游体育app官网入口mmissioning Party: Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
III. Location: PC15 to PC17, Kobe Port Island (Phase 2) District, M易游体育app官网入口atojima 9-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe IV. Details of demonstration
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For details, see the website of the M易游体育app官网入口istry of Land, 易游体育app官网入口frastructure, Transport and Tourism at: URL: https://www.kkr.mlit.go.jp/news/top/易游体育app官网入口ess/2023/20240207-2cnpjissyou.html

2. RTG: Rubber Tired Gantry crane
A crane for carrying 易游体育app官网入口ntainers that has legs equipped with rubber-tired wheels at both ends of the girder so that it can move along the ground without rails

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