日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jul 04, 2022 (Mon)

‌【Interview】Interview with Mr. Kawagoe, President of MOL Techno-Trade: MOL Techno-Trade to enhance the wind field and the hydrogen field

Mr. Yoshikazu Kawagoe, President of MOL Techno-Trade

　We asked Yoshikazu Kawagoe, who became the president of MOL Techno-Trade, in June, about future bus ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext 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d+%E2%80%98SHE%E2%80%99s%E2%80%99%2C+which+aims+to+introduce+and+implement+hydrogen+fuel+cargo+ships.+By+actually+developing+hydrogen-related+businesses%2C+we+will+play+a+part+in+the+environmental+strategy+of+the+MOL+Group.+%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CFor+a+hybrid+model+EV+ship+that+uses+hydrogen+and+biofuel%2C+we+have+launched+%E2%80%98MOTENA-Sea%E2%80%99+%28Kitakyushu+City%29%2C+which+owns+the+ship+and+is+the+main+business+entity.+The+ship+is+a+199+gross+tonnage+passenger+ship+with+a+capacity+of+about+100+people.+Last+month%2C+MOTENA-Sea+signed+a+shipbuilding+contract+with+Hongawara+Ship+Yard%2C+aiming+to+operate+in+April+2024.+%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--Are+there+any+new+businesses+within+the+MOL+Group%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CFor+example%2C+MOL+is+promoting+the+use+of+%E2%80%98FOCUS+%28Fleet+Optimal+Control+Unified+System%29%E2%80%99%2C+which+aims+to+deepen+efficient+operation.+In+this+project%2C+in+order+for+the+fleet+to+operate+toward+decarbonization%2C+we+will+play+a+role+in+providing+solutions+that+include+hardware+such+as+energy-saving+equipment+around+the+propeller+and+paint+on+the+bottom+of+the+ship%2C+and+software+such+as+operating+methods.+%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIn+this+field%2C+we+will+collaborate+with+Akishima+Laboratories+%28Mitsui+Zosen%29%2C+a+subsidiary+of+Mitsui+E%26S+Holdings%2C+which+has+a+track+record+of+joint+research+in+the+improved+development+of+PBCF.+The+company+collects+and+analyzes+data+for+each+vessel+operated+by+the+MOL+Group.+This+will+lead+to+the+provision+of+optimal+solutions+for+each+ship.+%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--What+about+safety%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe+will+develop+DX+%28Digital+Transformation%29+products+such+as+cyber+security+measures%2C+and+dig+up+safety-related+and+new+rule+products.+That+will+contribute+to+the+inside+and+outside+of+the+MOL+Group+in+line+with+the+safety-oriented+vector+of+the+maritime+industry.+%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Yoshikazu+Kawagoe+Graduated+from+the+Faculty+of+Engineering%2C+University+of+Tokyo+in+1983+and+joined+Mitsui+O.S.K.+Lines+%28currently+MOL%29.+General+Manager+of+Engineering+Department+in+2011%2C+Executive+Officer+in+2012%2C+Managing+Executive+Officer+in+2016%2C+Senior+Managing+Executive+Officer+and+Chief+Technical+Officer+in+April+2018%2C+MOL+Advisor+and+%3Cb%3EMOL+Techno-Trade%3C%2Fb%3E+Advisor+in+April+2021.+After+working+as+Vice+President+of+%3Cb%3EMOL+Techno-Trade%3C%2Fb%3E+in+June+2021%2C+he+has+been+in+his+current+position+since+June+this+year.+62+years+old.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E7%A2%BA%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E4%BF%A1%E9%A0%BC%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E5%A6%A5%E5%BD%93%E6%80%A7%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B3%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E9%81%A9%E5%90%88%E6%80%A7%E3%82%92%E5%90%AB%E3%82%81%E3%80%81%E6%98%8E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