‘Seawing Automated Kite’ on coal carrier

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) have decided to install the ‘Seawing’*, an automated kite system using wind power, on Corona Citrus, an 88,000dwt-type special coal carrier for J-POWER.

Completed on11 September 2019, Corona Citrus is equipped with a ballast water treatment system for protecting marine ecosystems. The coal carrier

VESSEL STATISTICS

LOA 229.98m

Beam 38m

Depth 19.90m

Draught 13.904m

Deadweight: 88,703dwt

Gross tonnage: 49,888t also comes with a SOx scrubber, which eliminates sulphur oxides in exhaust gas from its engine, so as to comply with the regulations on SOx emissions that came into effect globally in January 2020.

The newly installed ‘Seawing’ is expected to reduce CO2 emissions from the ship by at least 20%. Thus, it is one of main “K” LINE’s initiatives to achieve its GHG reduction target.

SEAWING:

This system combines expertise in aviation and maritime technologies, which enable dramatic progress of propulsion assist in shipping. The kite can be deployed and stored automatically with simple switching operations. This system collects and analyzes weather data and marine data on a real-time basis and uses the information to optimize its performance and secure maximum safety.

Since the industrial revolution, steel production has been an integral part of economic development. Today, steel and steel-related products remain key commodities for both industrialized nations and emerging markets with global production of crude steel reaching 1.88 billion tonnes in 2022.

The market is forecast to reach US$1.43 trillion worldwide by 2030 due to rising demand from infrastructure and construction projects, the automotive industry and renewable technologies such as wind turbines and solar panels.

The global steel trade is geographically diverse. Mainland China continues to come top of the table of producers, while India, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan and the United States remain major players in the production of steel and steel-related products. The Middle East is also