Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) plans to launch the construction of Wind Hunter, […]
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Wind Challenger
World first hard sail equipped bulker calls at Newcastle
Mitsui OSK Lines held a ceremony on October 24 for the maiden port of call in Newcastle, Australia of the Shofu Maru , the world’s first coal carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger (a hard sail wind power propulsion system), which was delivered on October 7.
The Shofu Maru is expected to have 5% less greenhouse gas emissions on a Japan-Australia voyage and about...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/world-first-hard-sail-equipped-bulker-calls-at-newcastle/
World’s 1st bulker powered by wind sails into Port of Newcastle
The world’s first bulk carrier to be partially powered by wind, the Shofu Maru, […]
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World’s 1st cargo ship equipped with ‘Wind Challenger’ delivered
The world’s first coal carrier equipped with Wind Challenger was delivered and started operation on 7 October 2022, MOL said.
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[Watch] MOL Gears Up for Wind Challenger’s Delivery
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is practically counting the days until the delivery of its Wind Challenger project.
Under the project, a hard sail system, known as the Wind Challenger, was installed on board a bulk carrier at compatriot Oshima Shipbuilding.
The system is currently undergoing sea trials to confirm its capabilities at sea, the final construction stage before its upcoming delivery.
As disclosed earlier, the hard sail-equipped vessel is slated for delivery in...
https://mfame.guru/watch-mol-gears-up-for-wind-challengers-delivery/
Watch: MOL gears up for Wind Challenger’s delivery as the system aces sea trials
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is practically counting the days until the […]
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MOL pens construction deal for 2nd bulker fitted with Wind Challenger hard sail system
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines revealed today that it will build a second bulk carrier equipped […]
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MOL installs first Wind Challenger hard sail on board bulk carrier
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has installed a hard sail system on board […]
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Hard Sail System To Be Installed On Large Bulk Carrier Certified By Ministry Of Japan
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding announced the introduction plan of large-scale dry bulk vessel with a hard sail system was certified as “Introduction plan of vessel with excellent environmental performance (Specific Vessel)”under the “Wind Challenger” project (Note 1) at the Oshima shipyard in the certification system for Introduction plan of Specific Vessel that Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) established based on Strengthening Maritime...
Coal carrier will be first ship with new hard sail system
A coal carrier serving Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power Co. is to be fitted with a hard sail system jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) and the Oshima Shipbuilding Co. under their “Wind Challenger” project, which got started in 2009.
MOL says the additional propulsion power from wind can reduce a vessel’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by an estimated 5% to 8% compared to conventional ships of the same class.
As was just underscored by Eastern Pacific’s implementation of its “No Coal...
https://www.marinelog.com/technology/coal-carrier-will-be-first-ship-with-new-hard-sail-system/