MOL Takes Delivery of First Hard Sail-equipped Coal Carrier

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that the coal carrier SHOFU MARU – the world’s first cargo vessel to be equipped with a Wind Challenger hard sail – has been delivered on 7 October and is set to start operations.

Wind Challenger hard sail

The SHOFU MARU will be used to transport coal from Australia, Indonesia, and North America as a dedicated vessel for Tohoku Electric Power Co. According to MOL, the Wind Challenger system is expected to reduce the vessel’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

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