Helsinki, Finland, headquartered Norsepower is hailing the decision by Oldendorff Carriers to fit a bulker chartered by Canadian mining giant Teck Resources with three Norsepower rotor sails. As we reported in December,
With CII ratings becoming a growing concern more shipowners are looking to rotor sails as a means of cutting fuel consumption and thus emissions. Among the latest to opt for the solution
Mining giant BHP is partnering with Pan Pacific Copper and Norsepower to retrofit a tilting rotor sail on a 53,762 dwt combination carrier. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
With economies under stress from COVID-19, carbon emissions this year will be down for the first time since 2008. Tuomas Riski, Norsepower CEO, believes this gives shipping an opportunity to pivot on
Wärtsilä and Finnish rotor sail specialist Norsepower have signed a service cooperation agreement. This will enable Norsepower to order service work from Wärtsilä, while Wärtsilä can pursue and sell Norsepower rotor sail
Helsinki, Finland, headquartered Norsepower Oy Ltd. reports that its Rotor Sail Solution has received the first-ever type approval design certificate granted to an auxiliary wind propulsion system onboard a commercial ship. The
MARCH 14, 2017 — A 109,647 dwt Maersk Tankers LR2 product tanker is to be retrofitted with two 30 m tall by 5 m diameter Norsepower Rotor Sails in a trial majority-funded
AUGUST 25, 2016 — Finland’s Norsepower Oy Ltd. is to receive EUR 2.6 million (about $2.93 million) in funding to further its research and development of its Rotor Sail technology. The funding
JUNE 25, 2014 — Here’s one for the “what’s old is new again” file. Developed by Norsepower Oy Ltd, the Norsepower Rotor Sail auxiliary wind propulsion solution is described as “a completely
By Tuomas Riski, CEO, Norsepower As we ease our way into 2024, it’s clear that the winds of change are blowing through the maritime industry. Norsepower, a global provider of mechanical sails
