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Posted on 2025, Apr 18th by Yankı Nagisa Akkuş

Install Wind Challenger Hard Sail Propulsion Systems on LNG Carrier Serving Tokyo Gas


Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced on 10th of April that an agreement with Tokyo LNG Tanker Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. to install two Wind Challenger wind-assisted ship propulsion systems developed by MOL and Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. together on a newbuilding LNG carrier that will be under a long-term charter to TLT.

MOL Exhibit Offers Hands-on Experience at the Future City Pavilion MOL Turkey CG rendering of the LNG carrier equipped with two Wind Challengers

This is the world's second Wind Challenger to be installed on an LNG carrier. Two bulk carriers equipped with the system have already been delivered and seven more are scheduled for delivery.
One of the features of the Wind Challenger is its telescopic sail, which helps reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

LOA/Breadth 294.9m/46.4m
Cargo Tank Capacity 174,000m3 membrane type
Main Engine ME-GA
Shipyard Geoje Shipyard of Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: South Korea)
Delivery 2026
Wind Challenger
Specifications
Number of Sails: 2
Height: Up to 49m (3-tier)
Width: About 15m
Sail material: Fiber Reinforced Plastic