The Blue Visby Solution (“BVS”) represents a novel approach to the largest systemic carbon inefficiency in shipping, the operational practice of Sail Fast Then Wait (SFTW), which is responsible for about 20% of the carbon footprint…
Location: Japan
Port of Nagoya – Revitalization of Nakagawa Canal
The Nakagawa Canal is an approximately 8-km-long canal that connects Nagoya Port with the Nagoya city center. After opening in 1932, it supported daily life and manufacturing as a logistics artery. With the decline of water…
Port of Yokohama – Port Decarbonization Plan; 121 public and private partnerships projects
In March 2025, the Port and Harbor Bureau, City of Yokohama developed the “Port and Harbor Decarbonization Plan.” In formulating this plan, Yokohama City established a council of 29 companies to discuss its progress. The council…
Port of Kitakyushu – Green Energy Port HIBIKI
In Japan, offshore wind power generation is regarded as a most important source of renewable energy, and offshore wind farms have been developed since 2020. The City of Kitakyushu launched the project Green Energy Port Hibiki…
Port of Yokohama – Sustainable Finance Framework
The city of Yokohama is working to become a Carbon-Neutral Port (CNP) in corporation with the national government and the private sector to reach its overarching target of net zero by 2050. To achieve this goal,…
Port of Yokohama – Exploring the utilization of battery tankers
In March 2024, the Government approved a draft amendment to “the Act on Promoting the Utilization of Sea Areas for the Development of Marine Renewable Energy Power Generation Facilities” that would expand the location of offshore…
Port of Yokohama – Survey on hydrogen utilization for a carbon neutral port
The City of Yokohama, Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation, and Yokohama Port Corporation passed NEDO’s ((New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan) review and conducted together a…
Port of Yokohama – Hydrogen Supply Chain Joint Study
On 26 Nov 2021, Yokohama Mayor YAMANAKA Takeharu announced that Yokohama has concluded a memorandum with ENEOS Corporation to conduct a study on a potential business collaboration for the development of a hydrogen supply chain in...
Port of Yokohama – Container Fast Pass (CONPAS)
The number of containers handled in ports has significantly increased due to ever-larger containerships, which caused significant land-side congestion at container terminal (CT) gates. A range of peaks and off-peaks of container handling operations at CT...