Japanese Coal Carrier Completes First Trip with Retrofitted Rotor Sail

A coal carrier operating for Japan’s Iino Lines and power company J-Power completed its first voyage after the installation of a rotor sail manufactured by Norsepower. It is part of an effort by the Japanese shipping industry to accelerate the use of technologies to cut emissions and it was also one of the first large bulkers to be fitted with a rotor sail.

The companies announced the plans to fit the rotor sail on the bulker Yodohmie in July 2023 reporting at the time it was the first applica…