Sailcargo, sailtraining and wind-assisted ship propulsion
Sailcargo, sailtraining and wind-assisted ship propulsion
“Those who innovate usually start small and scale up later,” says OceanBird’s board chairman Erik Nøklebye, “We started the other way around. That contributed significantly to the challenge, but also to the excitement.”
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Daily newspaper Trouw has discovered wind power. “Merchant shipping is rediscovering the power of sails. With large spinning cylinders, or upright aircraft wings on steel masts. ‘Especially on old cargo ships, modern sails pay for themselves quickly.'”
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A few days after announcing the construction of the Windcoop cooperative shipping company’s sailing container ship, the order for three future CWS sails was confirmed by shipyard RMK Marine.
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Dutch shipbuilder Holland Shipyards Group has christened two new 3,800 dwt wind-supported diesel-electric coasters ordered by Dutch company Hartel Shipping and Chartering.
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Swiss marine energy company WinGD will integrate power systems on four 113,600 DWT, wind-assisted tankers being built for Union Maritime Limited (UML).
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Wilson AS has introduced the Wilson Eyde, a new vessel that uses wind power to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions when transporting raw materials for aluminium production.
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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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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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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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A new study by NGO Seas At Risk shows the significant economic and climate benefits of using wind-assisted propulsion for global shipping.
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Both Stena Line and freight carrier Sea Cargo are betting on Flettner rotors. Both shipping companies announced that they will equip ships in their fleets with wind support. And the Finns are also trying out Flettners.
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Reducing emissions in shipping is today’s challenge. Titled ‘Windship Insights – Suction Wings in Focus’, maritime knowledge centre Mariko is organising a free webinar on 26 March 2025.
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Odfjell’s 49,000 DWT deadweight chemical tanker Bow Olympus departed from EDR Antwerp Shipyard in Antwerp, equipped with four 22-metre eSAILs, to test wind support on the Atlantic.
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Hartel Shipping & Chartering has ordered five newbuild 3,800 DWT coasters. The new vessels will be equipped with two Ventifoils in addition to two electric engines of 750 KW together.
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