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Japan's MOL, Chevron to launch world’s first wind-assisted LNG carrier

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Japan's MOL, Chevron to launch world’s first wind-assisted LNG carrier

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The vessel is under construction at Hanwha Ocean Co.’s Geoje Shipyard and is scheduled for delivery in 2026. [Image: MOL] by: Shardul Sharma

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company announced on September 13 that they have reached an agreement to install the Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted propulsion system,...

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