The Finnish manufacturer of wind-assisted propulsion, in the form of modern automatic Flettner rotors, has been commissioned by MOL to install two sails on a 200k dwt dry bulker.

The 35 m tall and 5.0 m in diameter Rotor Sails will be mounted in H1 2024 and are expected to lower the vessel's fuel consumption by 6-10% (combined with voyage optimisation technology).

The installation results from MOL co-op with Vale, for whom the ship currently carries iron ore under a mid-term contract.

Photo: MOL/Vale/Norsepower