The Nagoya Port Authority has deployed fuel-cell forklifts for a container terminal operator and private operators conducting business at the Port of Nagoya.
The port authority, which operates hydrogen refuellers, also addressed practical hydrogen delivery methods in the port and harbour sectors.
The project was overseen by Suzuki Shokan, a Tokyo-based gas firm. Tobishima Container Berth, a terminal operator, received four fuel cell forklifts, as did Asahi Unyu Kaisha, Shinko Kaiun, Kamigumi, and Toyo Butsuryu, all logistics businesses.
The forklifts were refuelled with hydrogen while in operation for five days, from 26 August to 30 August.
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According to the Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA), hydrogen was delivered every other day throughout the project since it takes one business day to recharge hydrogen into accumulators once it is taken.
In the initiative, hydrogen was distributed in parking lots and other unoccupied areas. As a result, JIFFA revealed that it would be necessary to organise pre-planned conversations to identify ideal hydrogen refuelling locations to enhance social implementation.
