Airbus ship heads for Mobile, powered by suction sails
The decision by Airbus and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) to install Norsepower rotorsails on their three next-generation newbuilds is just one part of the story on how the two are looking to
wind assisted propulsion
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: 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
Op-Ed: Real-time wind monitoring for wind-assisted propulsion
By Mikko Nikkanen, Head of Maritime at Vaisala As the shipping industry moves to cut fuel consumption and reduce carbon emissions as regulations tighten, more operators are starting to pay serious attention
Marubeni partners with Spanish suction sail pioneer
Japanese trading and investment house Marubeni Corporation has reached a partnership agreement with Spanish suction sail pioneer bound4blue, developer of the eSAIL. The agreement will see Marubeni promote retail activities for eSAILs
VIDEO: Capital Ship Management takes delivery of future-proof tanker
Piraeus, Greece, headquartered Capital Ship Management Corp. has taken delivery of a “future-proof” tanker, that looks to be “ready,” in class society terms, for almost anything. Built by Hyundai Vietnam Shipyard Co
World’s largest short-sea RO/RO fitted with rotor sails
Luxembourg-headquartered logistics specialist CLdN reports that its RO/RO vessel the M/V Delphine has now been successfully fitted with a rotor sails wind propulsion system will return to service from Zeebrugge, Belgium, as
VIDEO: Michelin inflatable wing sail system marks a milestone
An inflatable wing sail system developed by Michelin has marked a milestone. The sail has now been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) by classification society DNV. This is the first AiP
VIDEO: Seawing kite on transatlantic trials
Airseas, the Nantes, France, based wind propulsion pioneer founded by former Airbus engineers, has released video of its first Seawing kite system undergoing transatlantic sea trials. The system has been installed on
DNV updates WAPS technical standard
Classification society DNV sees what most of us would call sails — it terms them Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) — as one of the most promising measures to assist the decarbonization