MOL and Asahi Tanker announced that on April 26, the Asahi Tanker-owned and operated tanker ASAHI – the world’s first pure battery tanker to operate completely on electricity – bunkered fuel on the MOL-operated car carrier Victorious Ace at the Daikoku Pier C-1 Wharf in Yokohama.
The ASAHI’s large-capacity lithium-ion batteries power every phase of its operations, including cargo handling, /unberthing, and navigation.
This results in zero emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the vessel. The tanker delivers outstanding environmental performance, and is expected to reduce crewmembers’ workloads by reducing engine maintenance requirements
said MOL.
The MOL Group has now set a target of achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2050 in “MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.1,” announced in June 2021. The new vision is an upgrade to “MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.0” announced in June 2020. The company analyzes scenarios, adopting the framework of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
It also addresses environmental issues by setting higher targets, in response to accelerating advances in global trends and technological innovation.
More specifically, the goals that MOL has set are:
In order to achieve its goals, the company will pursue five initiatives to achieve the medium- to long-term goals. Through the five initiatives, it will work with industry partners to reduce its own and society’s GHG emissions.
