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Wind Propulsion Systems will be Installed on 7 Vessels Operated by MOL Drybulk

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and its group company MOL Drybulk Ltd. today announced their intent to install wind propulsion systems including Wind Challenger (Note 1) on a total of seven newbuilding bulk carriers and multi-purpose vessels, …

May 30, 2024 / Curious

Coal Carrier SHOFU MARU Equipped with 'Wind Challenger' Hard Sail Marks Maiden Call in Australia

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that it 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 …

Oct 25, 2022 / Vessels

Delivery of SHOFU MARU, World’s First Cargo Vessel equipped with ‘Wind Challenger’ Hard Sail

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. announced that a coal carrier equipped with Wind Challenger (a hard sail wind power propulsion system)* 1 was delivered and started operation on October 7, 2022. At the completion of …

Oct 10, 2022 / Vessels