# MOL names world's first LNG carrier with Wind Challenger system, to charter to Chevron

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines held a naming ceremony on September 10, 2026, for the FUJIN SAILOR, the world's first LNG carrier equipped with two Wind Challenger wind-assisted propulsion units. The vessel will be delivered under a long-term charter to Chevron at the end of September 2026.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2026-09-10
- Where: Geoje, South Korea, South Korea
- Status: completed
- Products: LNG carrier with wind-assisted propulsion system
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsui O.S.K. Lines](https://endata.com/companies/10149.md)
- [Hanwha Ocean](https://endata.com/companies/3338.md) (supplier)
- [Chevron](https://endata.com/companies/3485.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [euro-petrole.com](https://www.euro-petrole.com/world-s-first-lng-carrier-equipped-with-wind-challenger-scheduled-for-delivery-under-a-long-term-charter-to-chevron-in-late-september-n-i-30612), 2026-10-09: "The vessel is the world's first LNG carrier equipped with a wind-assisted propulsion system, and also the world's first vessel of any type equipped with two Wind Challenger units."

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