Japan Incorporates Its First Coal Carrier Equipped with a Rigid Wind Propulsion Sail

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has received the coal carrier "Maizuru Kazenomai" (IMO 1104621), built for Kansai Electric Power and equipped with a wind-assisted propulsion system. This is Japan's first coal transport vessel to incorporate a wind propulsion sail to reduce fuel consumption.

The vessel, flagged in Liberia, has been built by Oshima Shipbuilding and will be dedicated to the transport of coal to the Maizuru power plant, helping to ensure the country's energy supply.

The new vessel features a dual-fuel LNG propulsion engine, which combined with the wind propulsion sail, will allow it to reduce pollutant emissions on its routes.

Photo: Mitsui OSK Lines