Japanese Bulk Carrier Becomes 1st Coal Carrier To Use Norsepower Rotor Sail

Japanese Bulk Carrier Becomes 1st Coal Carrier To Use Norsepower Rotor Sail
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Norsepower has completed the installation of a 24-meter by 4-meter Rotor Sail on the bulk carrier Yodohime. The installation was carried out at a dockyard in December 2024 and was followed by the vessel’s first voyage in January 2025.

The project was a collaboration between IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (IINO Lines), Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-Power), and Norsepower Oy Ltd.

The Yodohime is a coal carrier built in Japan in 2016. This installation is the first...

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