World’s First Wind Assisted Tanker – 10% Emission ReductionsShipNerdFebruary 20, 2024Chemship, has commissioned the wind assisted upgraded 2015-built Chemical Challenger, the first tanker to have a wind sail retrofit.
New Wind-Powered General Cargo Vessel with £3.7M UK DFT GrantShipNerdJanuary 29, 2024Carisbrooke Shipping along with GT Green Technologies and The University of Bristol to upgrade one general cargo vessel to a wind-powered one.
ONE to install 2 new containerized wind propulsion devicesShipNerdNovember 23, 2023ONE has announced the launch of a new trial with Econowind, set to install two containerized wind propulsion devices on their vessel.
New groundbreaking rotor sail leasing initiativeShipNerdOctober 31, 2023Norsepower, IINO Lines, and Mizuho Leasing combine to launch a ground-breaking rotor sail leasing initiative to remove the financial barriers.
New rigid sail design for ships to launch in 2024ShipNerdJune 27, 2023New innovative sail design device can be used as a modification for rigid sails or used as a stand-alone energy-saving device.
Seawing Kite system new sea trials – VideoShipNerdMay 16, 2023Wind propulsion specialist Airseas has successfully validated traction flights of the Seawing Kite system on Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ vessel.
Wing sail model tested in KTH L2000 wind tunnelShipNerdFebruary 22, 2023Oceanbird, a JV backed by Alfa Laval and Wallenius, and KTH Royal Institute of Technology are performing extensive tests on the Oceanbird wing model in the KTH L2000 wind tunnel.
Zero-emission passenger sailing ship lays keelShipNerdNovember 1, 2022Brodosplit shipyard marked the beginning of the construction of a zero-emission passenger ship with electric generator propulsion.
SKYTUG: Primary Wind Propulsion for All ShipsJames McGarleyAugust 4, 2022Full power wind propulsion kite technology for existing ships. Opinion editorial by James McGarley, Managing Director, Bluewater Engineering.
Maximize wind propulsion benefits by voyage optimizationShipNerdApril 4, 2022Norsepower has signed a formal agreement with NAPA to use voyage optimization tools and help vessels maximize the wind propulsion benefits.