MOL takes delivery of world’s first multi-purpose vessel to run on MGO and wind power
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) on Thursday (30 February) said the multi-purpose vessel Prima Verde, operated by its group company MOL Drybulk and owned by Daishin Shipping, was delivered at Onomichi Dockyard.
The vessel has a range of environmentally friendly features, and is the world’s first vessel of any type to use green steel materials, an engine that can run exclusively on marine gas oil (MGO) and a wind assisted vessel propulsion system.
JGreeX, a green steel material supplied by JFE Steel Corporation that significantly reduces CO2 emissions, in which CO2 emission reductions in the steel manufacturing process are allocated to optional steel materials, is used for the vessel’s hull.
The vessel is also equipped with an engine from Japan Engine Corporation that can run exclusively on MGO. The engine has high combustion efficiency and low carbon dioxide emissions during operation.
It is also equipped with two VentoFoil wind power assisted vessel propulsion devices from ECONOWIND B.V., for which MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. serves as a sales agent.
The installation is expected to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions by utilising wind power for propulsion.
Photo credit: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Published: 4 February, 2025
