Tokyo, Oct 9, 2009 (JCN) - NYK environmently-friendly ships, the Auriga Leader and NYK Super Eco Ship 2030, received awards at the 2009 Good Design Awards organized by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization.
Auriga Leader, the first ship to use solar power for propulsion, an achievement that is a major step forward toward a next-generation eco ship making greater use of a renewable energy source, is the first cargo ship to be recognized with a Good Design Award. This ship's application was jointly submitted by NYK and Nippon Oil Corporation.
NYK Super Eco Ship 2030, a concept ship that aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 69 percent through use of technologies available in 2030, was given the newly established Good Design Frontier Design Award.
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