Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that MOL, MOL Drybulk, Ltd. (MOL Drybulk), Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Iknow Machinery Co., Ltd. have reached an agreement on joint research and development (R&D) of the “Iknow Delta Sail Crane (Delta Sail, Figure below)”, a sail that can be mounted on ships’ cargo handling cranes and similar equipment to boost propulsion force.
The joint R&D project aims at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vessels while underway, by unfurling the sail...