The Yanmar Holdings subsidiary last week (Oct 20) confirmed the refuelling which featured a demonstration test boat, equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell system.

Once refuelled, the boat then ran a route around the planned island for the Osaka-Kanasai World 2025 and famous tourist spots on the coast of Osaka, Japan.

Refuelling of the ship was carried out in collaboration with Toyota Tshuo Corporation and used a specially licensed high-pressure facility and newly developed refuelling hose.

The 70MPa refuelling resulted in a more than three times longer cruising time, compared to the previously used refuelling method for the ship.