Japan begins air-lubrication experiment

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NYK and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are to begin experiments on an air-lubrication system to reduce CO2 emissions for the shipping industry. Jointly developed by the two Japanese companies, the system effectively reduces the frictional resistance between a vessel’s bottom and the seawater by means of bubbles generated by supplying air ...

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