wind-assisted propulsion

Wind-assisted propulsion is making substantial inroads into the gas-carrier segment with two groundbreaking projects. Norsepower and IINO LINES have

Maersk Tankers is taking a pioneering step in maritime sustainability by deploying the eSAIL® suction sail technology on five MR vessels in 2025 and 2026.

Japanese shipowner NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (NSU) and Brazilian mining giant Vale International SA have agreed to install innovative rotor sails on the

Heavy-lift shipping Jumbo Shipping has taken a significant step towards sustainability by successfully installing two mechanical sails on its Heavy Lift Vessel

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has achieved a significant milestone by receiving approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for the

Commodities trading giant Cargill is revealing promising results from a six-month trial of wind-assisted propulsion technology on board one of its chartered

Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced the commencement of its first wind-assisted propulsion trial. In collaboration with

France-based sustainable aerospace company Airbus, in collaboration with shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Spain-based firm bound4blue, is set to equip one

As the Cargill-chartered bulk carrier marks its first test voyage using the ‘WindWings’ technology, another wind-assisted propulsion system has

By Jack Wittels and Gerson Freitas Jr (Bloomberg) — The world’s largest agricultural trader hauls 225 million tons of cargo around

Japan-based IINO LINES and J-POWER, the Japanese electric utility, have agreed to install a Norsepower Rotor Sail™ on the coal carrier M/B Yodohime,

French transport startup VELA has unveiled the design for its first-of-its-kind trimaran cargo ship that will transport goods across the Atlantic using 100%

Naval architects, Deltamarin, and marine engineering consultancy, BAR Technologies, have joined forces once again to revolutionize wind propulsion in the

Norsepower Oy Ltd., a leading global provider of mechanical sails for large ships, has secured 28 million euros in its latest Series C fundraising round. The

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) – Cargill, one of the world’s biggest ship charterers, is stepping up a push to resurrect wind

French shipowner turns to auxiliary wind propulsion to help decarbonize. French tanker company Socatra has entered into a contract with Norsepower to retrofit

The world’s first wind-powered roll-on/roll-off vessel project has received EUR 9 million in EU funding, some of which will be used to install a test

Finnish-based wind propulsion specialist Norsepower has received a contract to supply its Rotor Sails technology on board two liquefied CO2 carriers

Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, better known as “K” Line, has announced plans to purchase three additional kite systems to be

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – In a new take on ancient technology, Cargill, one of the world’s biggest charterers of ships, is to