Next generation VLCC features 4 rigid wing sails
With IMO’s CII and EEXI regulations looming, more owners are opting to add sails of one kind or another to ships in a bid to reduce CO2 emissions. In one example of
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Becker Marine Systems adds wing sails to its specialities
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 — Hamburg headquartered Becker Marine Systems, known for its high-end rudders and products such as the Becker Mewis Duct, is adding sail power to its portfolio. “We will see
EuroGreen Maritime wins Equinor charter for four new super green product tankers
Nantes, France, headquartered EuroGreen Maritime SAS (EGM) reports that it has secured a seven-year charter agreement with Equinor ASA for four state-of-the-art MR IMO II product tankers, each fitted with a pair
FastRig easy retrofit wingsail starts on-land testing
With an increasing number of vessel owners and charterers seeing wind assisted propulsion as a way to cut emissions, FastRig, a wingsail solution that’s been specifically designed for easy retrofitting to existing
VIDEO: Chemship retrofit is a wind-assisted propulsion world first
Chemship’s 2015-built 16,111 dwt Chemical Challenger has become the world’s first chemical tanker to be retrofitted with wind-assisted propulsion. This week, four 16-meter-high aluminum Econowind Ventofoils wing sails were installed on board
Shipping turns to wind and bubbles to cut carbon
Helped along by major charterers, including Cargill and Brazilian ore giant, Vale, more ships are being ordered or retrofitted with wind assisted propulsion and hull air lubrication systems. Those options have been
VIDEO: Oceanbird wing sail plans move forward
Alfa Laval and Wallenius joint venture Oceanbird reports that its first wing sail, Wing 560, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV. Conceived by Wallenius, the Oceanbird system for vessel propulsion
VIDEO: Cargill-chartered Pyxis Ocean is first ship to sail with WindWings
Pyxis Ocean, a 2017-built 80,962 dwt bulker chartered by Cargill, has become the first ship to be fitted with BAR Technologies’ WindWings. The vessel, which is owned by Mitsubishi Corporation subsidiary MC
VIDEO: Berge Bulk to retrofit Berge Olympus with WindWings
Singapore-based Berge Bulk is to retrofit the 210,000 dwt, 2018-built bulk carrier Berge Olympus with four BARTech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies. The large, solid wing sails will measure up to 50
Knud E. Hansen joins wind-powered RO/RO project
Sweden’s Wallenius Marine has signed an agreement with Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen that will see the firm join the Orcelle Wind project as naval architects. Using wind as its