In order to meet the requirements of environmental regulations and reduce carbon emissions, many liner companies have turned their attention to ship "wind shields". Hapag-lloyd is the latest liner company to install "wind walls" on container ships.

According to Alphaliner, an industry consultancy, Hapag-Lloyd's latest container ship, built in South Korea, has a large dome-shaped windscreen on the foredeck. In the future, Hapag-Lloyd will also install similar devices on ships built in China.

Alphaliner explained that these devices will reduce the ship's air resistance, which in turn will help reduce fuel consumption, which can lead to significant cost savings.

"Despite their limited energy saving potential, bow 'windshields' have become a popular choice for new construction and retrofit vessels, mainly because they can easily achieve emissions reductions and require little additional maintenance," the agency further said.

It is understood that Ocean Network Shipping (ONE) and CMA CGM were the first liner companies to adopt the "wind wall", and later, Mediterranean Shipping also joined this popular project.