It is reported that shipping company ONE is installing windshields for some of its super-large container ships to reduce ship fuel consumption and thus reduce carbon emissions.
On November 19, ONE's ultra-large container ship "ONE Trust" with a capacity of 20,170 TEU arrived at the port of Southampton. According to a set of photos, the bow of the ship was equipped with a huge windshield structure.
According to the shipping company, the bow unit can ideally reduce fuel consumption by 4%, which may be about 2% in actual navigation states.
Photo source: Andrew McAlpine
Container ship "ONE Trust" is currently the first ultra-large container ship to install this device. The ship was built in 2017 and was originally named "MOL Trust" and later renamed "ONE Trust".
It is reported that ONE founding member merchant ship Mitsui (MOL) first developed and installed a bow windshield for the medium container ship "MOL Marvel" (6724TEU) in 2015; in 2017, it was confirmed that carbon emissions decreased by about 2% under actual navigation conditions; in 2019, the design of a bow windshield for super-large container ships was obtained by DNVGL's principled approval (AIP).
MOL introduced that the bow windshield can reduce the wind resistance of the hull during navigation of the ship. Due to the optimized design of ultra-large container ships, it is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 2%-4%. This is based on MOL and Samsung Heavy Industries technology.
container ship "MOL Marvel", source: MOL
It is said that the installation of the bow windshield device of the container ship "ONE Trust" was carried out at Qingdao Beihai Shipyard. After modification, the ship was redeployed at the THE Alliance's Asia-Europe route service FE2. The container ship "ONE TRADITION" is also currently installing the device in the shipyard.
In addition, the shipping company has ordered a batch of 24,000 TEU ultra-large container ships at Imaji Shipyard, Japan, and these ships will also be equipped with windshields.
Alphaliner said the installation design is one of the shipping company's efforts to reduce fuel consumption in its fleet, thereby reducing overall carbon emissions.
shipping emission reduction is imperative, and the new regulations on international shipping carbon intensity (CII) will also take effect on January 1, 2023. Recently, Maersk submitted a green transformation plan. By 2030, one-quarter of its maritime freight volume must be transported through green fuel ships, and carbon emissions will also be reduced by half compared to 2020.
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