bound4blue Secures LR Approval for Pwind Calculation Methodology　 bound4blue、Pwind計算手法でLR認証を取得

Supporting Shipowners’ Regulatory Compliance and Economic Gains

船主の規制対応および経済的メリットを後押し　bound4blue、Pwind計算手法でLR認証を取得

Spanish wind propulsion technology company bound4blue has obtained certification from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its “wind propulsion system force matrix calculation methodology.”

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”

Key Points of This Article
→ With bound4blue’s newly acquired certification, shipowners can reliably calculate the thrust value “Pwind” from wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) in accordance with International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidance.
→ This enables them to secure regulatory advantages under major frameworks such as FuelEU Maritime and EEXI/EEDI, while also realising potential cost savings. For Japanese shipowners, operators, and the wider Japanese merchant fleet, the development may serve as an important opportunity to strengthen both profitability and regulatory compliance in the adoption of wind propulsion.

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From left to right: Daniel Mann (CCO, bound4blue) and Alberto Pérez (Head of Maritime Commercial Markets, Lloyd’s Register).

Juice carrier M.V. Atlantic Orchard, chartered by Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) and owned by Wisby Tankers, after the installation of four bound4blue eSAILs earlier this year.

船主の規制対応および経済的メリットを後押し　bound4blue、Pwind計算手法でLR認証を取得

スペインの風力推進技術企業bound4blueは、ロイド船級協会（Lloyd’s Register、LR）から「風力推進システム・フォースマトリクス計算手法」の認証を取得した。

この記事のポイント

→今回のbound4blueの認証取得により、船主は国際海事機関（IMO）の指針に沿った形で、風力補助推進システム（WAPS）から得られる推力値「Pwind」を信頼性高く算出できる。

→FuelEU MaritimeやEEXI/EEDIなど主要規制枠組みでの優遇措置を確実に享受でき、コスト削減効果も見込める。日本船主やオペレーター、日本商船隊全体にとっても、風力推進導入の採算性と規制適合性を高める契機となりそうだ。

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください）