Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines is lining up hard sail designs for bulkers, VLCCs and LNG carriers as it advances towards its first newbuilding under its Wind Challenger project.
The team behind the pilot wind-powered ship project say they have been spurred on by interest from customers and charterers after green-lighting a first 100,000-dwt bulker, which will use MOL's Wind Challenger propulsion system.
