CMB and Tsuneishi Facilities and Craft Co. Ltd. have launched a hydrogen joint venture, JPN H2YDRO, that will distribute and develop hydrogen know-how, expertise, engines and applications in Japan. 

JPN H2YDRO will develop a hydrogen internal combustion engine, along with the HydroPhoenix: Asia's first hydrogen-powered tugboat. The companies project the HydroPhoenix will increase local demand for hydrogen and catalyze the construction of further sister ships and other industrial hydrogen applications.

Both companies will also focus on developing of hydrogen-powered equipment for the land-based port industry and ships of different categories, such as support ships for offshore wind farms, like CTV, SOV and CSOV, through their hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE) technology center, which will be established in Japan. 

In addition, the companies have already developed the HydroBingo, an 80 passenger ferry that uses hydrogen as marine fuel for propulsion.

BeHydro dual fuel engines

Since 2017, CMB has developed a wide variety of hydrogen-powered engines and applications, including the world's first 1 MW dual fuel hydrogen diesel engine developed by BeHydro which is a joint venture vehicle with ABC Engines. The new joint venture will be the sole agent for the import of BeHydro engines in Japan.