Sailcargo, sailtraining and wind-assisted ship propulsion
Sailcargo, sailtraining and wind-assisted ship propulsion
According to Gavin Allwright, Secretary-General of the International Windship Association (IWSA), wind propulsion has now been installed on around 120 large vessels with a total deadweight tonnage of over 6 million dwt, and that number is growing.
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Mariko in Leer is organising a free online seminar on 10 November on the potential of hybrid sailing cargo ships, under the auspices of Greenshipping Niedersachsen and in collaboration with FlettnerFLEET and RASANT.
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The Orient Express’s second luxury passenger ship is taking shape at the Penhoët dock in Saint-Nazaire. Chantiers de l’Atlantique are currently installing the gigantic Solidsail masts.
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The new polar expedition vessel Captain Arctic, owned by the French shipping company Selar, began sea trials off the coast of Mauritius last week, ahead of its scheduled delivery on 10 November.
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GT Wings has announced the latest addition to its wind-assisted propulsion product range, AirWingS, a new compact and lightweight Jet Sail developed to address the operational requirements of smaller commercial vessels.
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Stockholm-headquartered Wallenius Marine is taking the next step forward in its long-running exploration of wind-powered shipping.
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The Spirit of Toulouse is carrying out sea trials, fitted with six rotor sails from Norsepower. The ship is the first of three newbuilds that aircraft manufacturer Airbus has ordered from Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA).
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A Swedish research project is combining climate transition with improved disaster preparedness in the Baltic Sea by equipping large freight and passenger ferries with new technologies, including wind propulsion.
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German owner Leonhardt & Blumberg has retrofitted the first of four general cargo newbuilds with a wind-assisted propulsion system and sees wind-assisted propulsion as ‘logical next step’ in greener operations.
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Maersk plans, in collaboration with the British company Anemoi, to test the feasibility of wind-assisted propulsion on one of its smaller container ships.
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In 2027, ro-ro operator Wallenius will have two Oceanbird sails fitted to the car carrier Way Forward. This will be the first time Wallenius has deployed this technology on a regular service vessel.
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When the Skretting Gro was handed over on 23 July, Vertom had already announced that Econowind would be installing the VentoFoils in the first week of August.
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A novel project looks to validate the potential of kite sails for vessels as part of a towing operation during its trip from China to Suriname in South America.
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Wind propulsion by a wing-shaped sail that automatically flattens or curves under the influence of the wind. Earlydays a Cunningham hole did just that; now a French company is developing aerodynamic profiles using ‘passive morphing’.
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Clippership, a start-up based in Los Angeles, is developing an autonomous sailing cargo ship. The launch is scheduled for the end of this year.
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AWESOME is a Horizon Europe project that provides validated tools, standardised methodologies and practical performance data to reduce uncertainty surrounding wind-powered propulsion systems.
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The Wing560 wind propulsion system, developed by Oceanbird, has been installed on Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s car carrier Tirranna. The enormous rigid sail is expected to significantly reduce the fuel consumption of this ‘sailing shoebox’.
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