Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) was decided to install two Wind Challenger sails, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system, to a new built membrane type LNG carrier.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)'s initiatives on the world's first crane vessel equipped with the Wind Challenger.
Over 140 years, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) Group has provided safe and stable transport of various commodity, including resources, energy, raw materials, and finished products, all supporting people's everyday lives and industries worldwide. However, in recent years, we have had to respond to massive, wide-ranging social demands for enhanced marine and global environmental protection, typified by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and measures to curb climate change.
In response, the MOL Group has implemented sustainable and strategic initiatives according to the needs and demands of its customers and society at large, in its position as a multimodal ocean shipping company deeply involved in various industries.