ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the membrane-type LNG carrier installed with the ‘Wind Challenger’, a hard sail wind propulsion system.
The ship is jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. This marks the world’s first AiP for an LNG carrier equipped with a Wind-Assisted Propulsion System (WAPS).
As a solution for responding to the environmental regulations and fuel cost reduction, the implementation of wind-assisted...