MOL has installed a hard sail system on board a bulk carrier developed under the Wind Challenger project at Oshima Shipbuilding.
The project aims to use wind as a propulsive force for merchant ships, and it is now ready to move to the commissioning stage and sea trials.
The hard sail-equipped vessel is expected to be delivered in October 2022, when it will start transporting cargoes for Tohoku Electric Power.
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The introduction plan of a large-scale dry bulk vessel with a hard sail system was recently certified by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Specifically, it was certified as an “Introduction plan of a vessel with excellent environmental performance” under the Wind Challenger project.
In addition, MOL’s Wind Challenger technology, along with rotor sail technology developed by Anemoi Marine Technologies, will be used on board a 62,900 dwt eco-friendly bulk carrier to be built by Oshima Shipbuilding.
The vessel is a part of an agreement between MOL’s subsidiary MOL Drybulk, and sustainable wood bioenergy producer Enviva seeking to reduce GHG emissions in the woody biomass supply chain.
