Start of On-site Demonstration of Advance Cargo Handling Machinery at Hanshin Port Container Terminal- The World's First On-site Demonstration of Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) Crane for Port Decarbonization with a Hydrogen Engine -

Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Shosen Koun Co., Ltd.
MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd.
i Labo Corporation
Universal Energy Research Institute, Inc.

Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation (President: Takafumi Kido; hereinafter "Kobe-Osaka International Port"), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (President: Takeshi Hashimoto; hereinafter "Mitsui O.S.K. Lines"), Shosen Koun Co., Ltd. (President: Kenji Jitsu; hereinafter "Shosen Koun"), MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (President: Takeyuki Takahashi, hereinafter "MITSUI E&S"), i Labo Corporation (President: Nobuhiro Ota; hereinafter "i Labo") and Universal Energy Research Institute, Inc. (President: Takeshi Kaneda; hereinafter "Universal Energy") have announced that the on-site demonstration operation of hydrogen-powered rubber tired gantry (RTG) crane 1 has started which converted hydrogen fueled engine generator at the Kobe International Container Terminal (hereinafter "KICT")2 .
Kobe-Osaka International Port has been commissioned by the Kinki Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to implement demonstration operation of hydrogen-powered cargo handling machinery (hereinafter the "Demonstration Project")2 at the KICT operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines 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, and Universal Energy, a consultant.
All of the partners in the Demonstration Project will proactively work to introduce hydrogen fuel for cargo handling machinery and to transition this equipment to electrical propulsion to transform the Hanshin Port into a carbon neutral port (CNP).

The RTG crane at KICT

Map of Kobe International Container Terminal

Above: Diagram showing the replacement of the RTG crane's diesel engine with a hydrogen engine for the Demonstration Project

1. RTG: Rubber Tired Gantry crane
A crane for carrying containers that has legs equipped with rubber-tired wheels at both ends of the girder so that it can move along the ground without rails

2. Overview of the Demonstration Project
I. Commissioned Operations: Commissioned Operations for Demonstration Project on Advancement of Cargo Handling Machinery at the Hanshin Port
II. Commissioning Party: Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
III. Location: PC15 to PC17, Kobe Port Island (Phase 2) District, Minatojima 9-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe
IV. Details and schedule of demonstration
A. Details
・Replacement of a cargo handling machinery diesel engine power generator with a hydrogen engine power generator (Already converted in FY2024)
・Refueling of cargo handling machinery with hydrogen
・Cargo handling operations using the handling machinery
B. Schedule
・FY2025　 On-site demonstration
・FY2025～2026 Considerations for the revision of technical standards for port facilities.

For more details, please visit the website of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism at:
URL: https://www.pa.kkr.mlit.go.jp/file/pdf/press/250417-1.pdf

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The World's First Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) Crane for Port Decarbonization with a Hydrogen Engine URL：https://hanshinport.co.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/20240207_RTGsHydrogenEngineConversion2.pdf

3.　Renewable diesel（RD）
Next-generation biofuel is produced from renewable feedstocks such as waste cooking oil and waste animal fats, which do not compete with food resources, through a hydrogenation refining process.

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