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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

Wind Challenger to be Installed on Coal Carrier for J-Power - World's 1st Retrofit on an In-service Vessel

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced that MOL and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-Power) have agreed to install the Wind Challenger hard sail wind power propulsion system, which converts wind energy to propulsive force, on the …
May 28, 2024 / Curious

Shofu Maru, World's 1st Wind Challenger-equipped Coal Carrier, Achieves Fuel Savings of 17%

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that its owned and operated Shofu Maru, the world's first coal carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail wind propulsion system, has completed a total of seven round-trip voyages to …
May 17, 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

MOL Signs Deal to Build 2nd Bulk Carrier Equipped with 'Wind Challenger' Hard Sail System

Reducing Environmental Impact by Using Wind as Vessel's Propulsive ForceTOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) on Wednesday (Aug10) announced its intent to equip a second bulk carrier with the "Wind Challenger" (Note 1) hard sail system, which …
Aug 11, 2022 / Vessels

MOL's plan of large-scale dry bulk vessel with a hard sail system was certified at the Oshima shipyard

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. on Wednesday (Mar23) announced the introduction plan of large-scale dry bulk vessel with a hard sail system was certified as "Introduction plan of vessel with excellent …
Mar 24, 2022 / Curious

Enviva and MOL explore GHG emissions reduction technologies for Biomass supply chain (Video)

Enviva, a global energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), a leading global marine transport group, today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding agreement to develop and deploy an …
Mar 30, 2021 / Vessels

MOL and Tohoku Electric Power to Move ahead Full-scale Study on Installation of Wind Challenger

Standing World’s 1st Coal Carrier with a “Sail” to Achieve Environmental and Economic ObjectivesMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Tohoku Electric Power Co.,Inc today announced both companies’ intention to move ahead with a joint study related to …
Oct 15, 2019 / Vessels