Mining giant BHP is partnering with Pan Pacific Copper and Norsepower to retrofit a tilting rotor sail on a 53,762 dwt combination carrier. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime transportation between BHP’s mines in Chile and PPC’s smelters in Japan.
BHP and PPC, a member of JX Nippon Mining & Metals group, have multi-year agreements for delivery of copper concentrates from Chile to Japan as well as sulfuric acid from Japan to Chile. The combi carrier used on that...