Scandlines builds up rotor sail operating experience

Since the end of May the Scandlines hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen has been operating on the Rostock-Gedser route between Germany and Denmark with its propulsion assisted by a 30 meter tall Norsepower

Sea-Cargo to retrofit RO/RO with tilting rotor sails

Norwegian multipurpose vessel operator Sea-Cargo is to retrofit its 1997-built RO/RO SC Connector with rotor sails and a battery pack. Installation is scheduled for fourth quarter 2020 and Sea-Cargo says that, in

CEO Spotlight: Q&A with Tuomas Riski, Norsepower

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

ABS publishes wind-assisted propulsion guide

The newly-published ABS Guide to Wind-Assisted Propulsion System Installation provides class safety standards for the installation of wind-assisted systems. It is applicable to two leading wind-assisted propulsion technologies: Flettner rotors and wing

Wärtsilä and Norsepower in service cooperation agreement

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

Scandlines to add rotor sail to hybrid ferry

Hamburg, Germany, headquartered ferry operator Scandlines has signed an agreement with Finnish rotor sail pioneer Norsepower Oy Ltd, to install Norsepower’s rotor sail solution on board the M/V Copenhagen, a hybrid passenger

Tests on Viking Grace confirm rotor sail’s fuel saving potential

Finland’s Norsepower Oy Ltd. reports that the rotor sail installed on the Viking Line cruise ferry Viking Grace has the potential to deliver annual savings of around 300 tonnes of LNG fuel.

Norsepower notches up first-ever auxiliary wind certification

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

Maersk product tanker retrofitted with world’s largest rotor sails

AUGUST 30, 2018 — Maersk Pelican, a Maersk Tankers Long Range 2 (LR2) product tanker vessel has been fitted with two 30 m tall by 5 m diameter Norsepower rotor sails in

LR approves rotor sail installation on Viking Grace

APRIL 30, 2018 — Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) says that installation of a rotor sail on the LNG-fueled ferry Viking Grace (see earlier story) was carried out with LR approval of

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