MITSUI OSK Lines has taken delivery of the world's first vessel equipped with a hard sail wind power propulsion. The 100,422 dwt Shofu Maru (IMO: 9919395) has entered operation, according to a statement. The 235-metres-long and 43-metres-wide bulk carrier will transport coal, mainly from Australia, Indonesia and North America, as a dedicated vessel for Tohoku Electric Power Co. Its construction was financed by a transition-linked loan from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, which was the second transition loan financing for MOL, following the funding of the LNG bunkering vessel Gas Vitality (IMO: 9909285).
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