J-POWER completes first bulk carrier Rotor Sail retrofit

Bulk carrier Yodohime at sea featuring a single Rotor Sail at its bow and a tugboat alongside

Source: J-POWER

J-POWER has completed the successful installation of a Norsepower Rotor Sail on board a bulk carrier operated by IINO LINES

The installation on board the Yodohime was carried out in December last year with the first voyage completed this month.

This is the first installation that J-POWER has completed on a bulk carrier and was first mooted in summer 2023.

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