𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗞 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗥 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱-𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗥 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿

Capital Ship Management Corp., K Shipbuilding and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have launched a Joint Development Project (JDP) to develop a wind-assisted 50,000 dwt Medium Range (MR) tanker.

While wind-assisted propulsion has gained traction across bulk carrier and specialist vessel segments, its application in the MR tanker market remains largely unexplored.

The project aims to bridge that gap by assessing how Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) can be integrated into a commercially competitive tanker design, while maintaining operational flexibility and cargo-carrying capability.

The collaboration combines Capital Ship Management’s operational expertise, K Shipbuilding’s tanker design and construction capability, and LR’s technical assurance and regulatory knowledge to address both the engineering and compliance challenges associated with deploying WAPS on a mainstream tanker platform.

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