MOL, Oshima Wind Challenger Project Gets ClassNK AIP Approval

ClassNK grants AIP for the Wind Challenger Project that Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(“MOL”) and Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. are initiating, says a press release published on their website.

Project to reduce GHG emissions

Leading Classification Society ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) based on its “Guidelines for Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems for Ships” and related regulations for the basic design of a hard sail system, which converts wind energy to propulsive force with a...

http://mfame.guru/mol-oshima-wind-challenger-project-gets-classnk-aip-approval/

“Wind Challenger” Design Acquires Preliminary Approval ~ Realizing Japan’s 1st Large Cargo Ship with ‘Sail’, Aiming at Reduction of GHGs ~

Certificate presentation ceremony – From Left: ClassNK Senior Executive Vice President Toshiyuki Shigemi, MOL Senior Managing Executive Officer Yoshikazu Kawagoe, Oshima Shipbuilding President Eiichi Hiraga

“Wind Challenger” Design Acquires Preliminary Approval  ~ Realizing Japan’s 1st Large Cargo Ship with ‘Sail’, Aiming at Reduction of GHGs ~

TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that MOL and Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (President: Eichi...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/03/wind-challenger-design-acquires-preliminary-approval-realizing-japans-1st-large-cargo-ship-with-sail-aiming-at-reduction-of-ghgs/

‘Zero Emission’ Ship Powered Only by Battery

  • Nagasaki-based Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd has built an automatic ship powered only by a battery.
  • The ship, “e-Oshima,” is a “zero-emission ship” that uses a storage battery not only to provide a driving power but also supply power to communication/navigation/wireless devices, lighting equipment, air-conditioning systems and all the other devices used at the time of sailing.

Nagasaki-based Oshima Shipbuilding, best known for its range of bulk carriers, has delivered Japan’s first vessel to run...

http://mfame.guru/zero-emission-ship-powered-only-by-battery/

Wärtsilä Empowered Joint Project Produces IMO 2030 Compliant Carrier

In a major development, the technology group Wärtsilä has announced that the Japanese shipbuilder Oshima Shipbuilding, and the classification society DNV GL have delivered the first results of their joint industry development project, says a press release published on their website.

What is it?

At the recent Nor-Shipping exhibition held in Norway, the project partners announced a next-generation 62,000 dwt Ultramax Bulk Carrier design that is optimized according to actual operating profiles, and...

http://mfame.guru/wartsila-empowered-joint-project-produces-imo-2030-compliant-carrier/

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