Cargo ships are increasingly catching the wind
The shipping industry needs to be less polluting and even become emission free, by falling back on the wind. Researchers run tests to determine the best place to position rotor sails.
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Sailcargo, sailtraining and wind-assisted ship propulsion
Windassist
Sailcargo, sailtraining and wind-assisted ship propulsion
Shipbuilding & Engineering
IMO puts wind propulsion on the agenda
The increasing use of wind propulsion has led to the issue now being explicitly on the agenda of the IMO’s Ship Design & Construction (SDC) subcommittee.
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Dutch shipyard to build autonomous wind-powered vessel
Clippership, a U.S.-headquartered company developing autonomous wind-powered ships, has signed a construction contract for its first 24-meter class zero emission autonomous wind-powered cargo vessel with Dutch shipyard KM Yachtbuilders.
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Sustainable cruise ships made of recycled steel
French cruise line Ponant Explorations Group will use recycled XCarb thick plate steel from producer ArcelorMittal in the construction of its new expedition cruise ships.
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TOWT builds third ship
In Vietnam, the Piriou yard is building the third ship for TOWT.
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Oceanbird initiates more research
Oceanbird, founded by Wallenius Wilhelmsen, launched a land-based prototype last august. Meanwhile, the company puts out five research proposal for further development.
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Wingsail Rondal; the sequel
In the previous Windassist, we showed that Vollenhoof-based company Rondal has received preliminary Lloyds approval for their wing sail. Now the sequel.
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WHISPER: concepts for optimal wind propulsion
‘Whisper’ is a project aiming to reduce emissions in the maritime sector. A consortium of 13 European partners is developing retrofit concepts for optimised wind propulsion systems. Fuel savings of around 30% are hoped for.
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Lomarlabs supports Advanced Wing Systems
The venture catalyst created by Lomar, announced it is collaborating with Advanced Wing Systems to advance the adaptation of their sail technology into a containerised, automated system, designed for global merchant shipping.
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Cosco places record order of 87 new ships
Chinese shipping company Cosco has ordered 87 newbuildings from China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC). With a total value of over USD 7 billion converted, it is the largest domestic ship order in China in history.
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Is Sky the limit?
Royal Huisman proudly reports that the superyacht Sky is in preparation: a press release mentions the very highest mast for a superyacht, coupled with a retractable keel.
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Lloyd’s approval for the Rondal Aero wing sail
Rondal has received an Approval-in-Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register during Metstrade 2025 for the Aero Wing Sail.
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First full-scale solar flatrack on a coaster
After two successful pilots with Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab, Vertom chose to outfit its latest coaster with 79 kWp of installed solar power. It is the first seagoing vessel to do so.
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Largest container ship under sail
Grain de Sail unveils the future of carbon-free maritime transport with the world’s largest container ship powered entirely by wind.
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Frisian yards to scale up production of Ventofoils
The Frisian maritime sector will work with Econowind to scale up and robotise the production and installation of Wind Wings for more sustainable shipping.
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Solar-powered cruise ship launched
Polar tourism is impressive, but cruises are one of the most carbon-intensive ways to travel. Sophie Galvagnon, explorer and sailor is shaking up the cruise industry with a pioneering solar-powered ship.
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Circular Route makes shipping future-proof
During Europort 2025 from 4 to 7 November in Rotterdam Ahoy, 15 companies will show that smarter use of raw materials is not only good for the planet, but also economically and strategically smart.
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