TOKYO -- When the Zaratan, a ship with an 800-ton crane on board, arrived in the northern Japanese port of Akita last month it was an occasion to savor for Japanese trading company Marubeni -- the moment when its first commercial wind farm in domestic waters began to take shape.
Back in 2012 Marubeni acquired Zaratan's owner Seajacks, a U.K. operator of vessels used to build and maintain offshore wind farms. Marubeni also invested in U.K. offshore wind projects.
