At the FY2025 National Commendation for Invention, organized by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII), “Invention of a telescopically extendable and retractable rigid wing sail for wind-assisted ships” (Patent No. 5318008) was selected to receive the prestigious WIPO Award. This invention was jointly developed by Dr. Kazuyuki Ouchi, President and CEO of our company, and […]
SHOFU MARU equipped with a Wind Challenger sail was chosen for the Ship of the Year Award 2022 by The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE). The award is given every year to innovative ships built in Japan, based on technical, artistic and social considerations. The award ceremony was held at the […]
On October 7, 2022, the first vessel of the Wind Challenger Project was completed, and was named “Shofu Maru”. After the ceremony, she set out on her maiden voyage to Australia, watched over by President Higuchi from Tohoku Electric Power Company, President Hashimoto from MOL, and other related personnel. Our CEO also attended the ceremony […]
The contents of the recent broadcast on NHK Nagasaki (7/15) was picked up again by the nationwide broadcast Ohayo Nippon on “Oha Biz 5-Min Guide to Economic Trends and the Power of Carbon-neutral Sail Ship: New Sails with the Latest Technology”. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/contents/ohabiz/articles/2022_0826.html This video (in Japanese) will be available to watch for 2 months.
“Revival of Sailing Ships for Carbon-neutral Society” was broadcast on NHK Nagasaki Evening News on July 15. Our CEO Kazuyuki Ouchi was interviewed as a developer of Wind Challenger and Wind Hunter Project. The video will only be available on NHK Nagasaki website for two weeks. If you are interested, please access the link below.
At the 2022 Annual Spring Meeting of JASNAOE (the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers) held in Hiroshima, our CEO, Kazuyuki Ouchi received the Society Award in the Invention category. He and Professor Uzawa of Kanazawa Institute of Technology jointly received the award for their invention of the Wind Challenger’s extendable rigid-wing sail. […]
The first hard windsail of the Wind Challenger has been completed at the Oshima Shipbuilding. It will be installed on a bulk carrier and will be sold and operated by MOL, as a specialized vessel for Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.. Please refer to the following press release from MOL for photos and more details.