Sailcargo, sailtraining and wind-assisted ship propulsion
Sailcargo, sailtraining and wind-assisted ship propulsion
The IMO is the first UN agency to agree on concrete climate measures for a global sector. The agreement in principle was adopted by a majority of the 175 IMO member states, but was also widely criticised.
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US company Saildrone recently made the move to Europe with a subsidiary in Denmark. Saildrone develops autonomous vessels from six to 20 metres long that use wind propulsion to propel themselves.
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On the other side of the world, construction of the new barquentine for Australian sail training organisation Young Endeavour is finally gaining momentum.
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British shipping company Union Maritime’s first ship with rotor sails has been delivered. Not groundbreaking news, but it is interesting that the shipping company plans to equip its entire newbuild fleet of 34 ships with wind support.
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The French are leading the way again. The Windcoop cooperative ordered a sailing container ship from the yard that also built the Neoliner. A new model for socially oriented shipping on the France-Madagascar route.
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The Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences, in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute and Mariko GmbH, among others, is conducting research into the design and application of sailing cargo ships. The first results were recently published.
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Four 26-metre-high eSAILs have been installed on the juice tanker Atlantic Orchard. Owner Wisby Tankers AB, Sweden, had the sails installed during its scheduled 10-year inspection at Astander Shipyard, Santander, Spain.
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After a stopover in Bermuda, School at Sea students sailed the Thalassa to the Azores: the UK’s oldest surviving colony.
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Stena presents the concept of the Stena Futuro, a 240-metre RoRo ship with wing sails for transporting trailers and cars. The design promises 20% less energy consumption: double the current standard.
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The H2ESTIA Project aims to develop the world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered, zero-emission general cargo ship for sustainable bulk transport.
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Why fly when you can also sail? Flotilla4Change is facilitating a sailing flotilla to climate conference COP30, in support of sustainable travel and indigenous defenders of the earth.
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Partners in the EU’s OptiWise project met at the maritime test site, RISE’s SSPA Maritime Centre, to conduct HMI (human-machine interface) tests of the wind drive in our bridge simulator.
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Norwegian shipping company Hurtigruten, known for its ferry services along the Norwegian coast, has announced tests of a first scale model test for a wind-assisted passenger ship.
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By popular demand now possible: easy donation to the Zeepost Foundation with a payment link and QR.
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Queen Máxima christens the new 23-metre sailing ship of the Sea Ranger Service Rotterdam on Wednesday 2 April. Built in-house at three different shipyards, this sailing vessel will carry out offshore work.
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As often as possible, we report on the sailing adventures of the cargo brigantine Tres Hombres. Giulia, the cook, is a passionate reporter. In her latest blog, she writes about the return voyage from Dominca.
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After we already published extensively about it, other media are also reporting on the French report on the De Gallant accident. And draw their own conclusions from it, as the title of this article shows.
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