BAR Technology Wind Propulsion System Receives Design Approval from Bureau Veritas for the 37.5m WindWings. Read more…
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Six GEFO Shipping group newbuild tankers are to be fitted with Norsepower Rotor Sails. These newbuild vessels, designed by Ship Design & Consult GmbH (SDC), and constructed by Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding., will be delivered between 2026 and 2028 with the rotor sails installed. These will include four 3,850 dwt tankers with one 20m rotor each and two 7,900 dwt tankers with 28m rotor each. https://www.norsepower.com/post/another-historic-fleet-wide-deal-six-gefo-newbuild-tankers-to-be-fitted-with-norsepower-rotor-sails/
Mitsui OSK Lines has been awarded the “WIPO” National Invention Award 2025 for the invention of the Wind Challenger rigid wing sail with height adjustment for wind assisted propulsion ships, at the 2025 National Commendation for Invention held by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII)
Singapore-based shipowner Hung Ze Shipping has signed a cooperation agreement with Dealfeng New Energy Technology, a Chinese provider of wind-assisted propulsion systems, to equip a new series of 14,000 dwt chemical tankers with 24m rotor sails. The first vessel in the series is scheduled for delivery with the rotor sail system in the fourth quarter of 2025.
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/dealfeng-rotor-sails-for-hung-zes-14000-dwt-tankers/
Onego Shipping retrofits 2 x 16m Econowind ventofoil wind propulsion systems on the 2008 general cargo vessel, the 9,832 dwt MV Onego Deusto.
Article – Are Sailing Ships the Future of Sustainable Shipping? (reasons to be cheerful)
Around the world, the wind-powered vessels of yesteryear are making a comeback as a carbon-neutral alternative to polluting cargo ships. https://reasonstobecheerful.world/wind-power-sustainable-shipping/
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