NYK starts tests on Neste’s 100% renewable diesel in Japan

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) have started a test navigation using Neste renewable diesel (NesteRD) supplied by Itochu Enex in tugboats operated by subsidiary Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha. This is the first case in Japan of a 100% concentration of biodiesel being used in a ship. NesteRD is a 100% renewable fuel product that is manufactured from waste