News & Media
August 2024
23 August – SMM Hamburg – Wind Propulsion Route – DOWNLOAD (4 page pdf)
We are delighted to launch our informal ‘Wind Propulsion Route’ to help navigate the wind propulsion booths and multiple events during SMM Hamburg from 03-06 September.
This is the largest maritime event in Europe and 37 IWSA members will be there with booths, however dozens more will be joining us at events, networking etc. We look forward to welcoming you to booth A3.108 at SMM – the IWSA is a guest at the booth of the Maritime Campus Leer. We cooperate with University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, MARIKO GmbH and Fraunhofer IWES and have prepared an excellent programme. We are running two days of presentations and panel discussions on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th September and we hope you can come and join us to hear about wind propulsion technologies, support services and ways to scale this sector. We will also have networking drinks on the late afternoon on Wednesday – these can also be accessed directly at SMM – Booth A3.108 Events. Members events can be accessed here SMM – Members Events or both can be found via the QR codes on the Wind Propulsion Route – page 4
bound4blue will also have a ship visit to the Eems Traveller on the 3rd September 1800-2000 (General) & 4th September 0800-0900 (Press) Register and the Windship Conference 2024, hosted by MARIKO, Fraunhofer IWES and Hochschule Emden Leer will also be held externally on the SV Peking on the 4th September too – Invitation
23 August – TradeWinds – How winds of change are converging to cement propulsion solution -International Windship Association’s Gavin Allwright sets out why the technology is no longer a leap of faith – IWSA SG Opinion piece on wind propulsion – Four winds are converging to deliver the approaching inflexion point, these are: (i) robust technology development, (ii) a growing demonstrator fleet, (iii) emissions regulations and (iv) a profitable business case. In the short to mid-term there is the need for standards, regulation and a standardised approach to policy pathways concerning ‘energy’ not simply the standard ‘fuel’ approach.
“As any good competitive sailor will tell you, no one wins the race by staying in the safety of the marina, but equally only a fool sets their sails to capture the full force of those winds without having confidence in the technology, their crew and a strategy to win.” Read more…
20 August – Lloyds Register: Wind-Assisted Propulsion for Ships Report – The application of wind-assisted propulsion systems across a variety of vessel types is nearing a tipping point with deployment likely to increase rapidly, but the lack of standardisation for verifying fuel savings and concerns about equipment availability must be addressed, says Lloyd’s Register’s new report Download
19 August – IMO MEPC 82 Submission – Paper – MEPC 82/7/9
IWSA has submitted the paper MEPC 82/7/9 dealing with the Inclusion of Wind Propulsion in the GFI formula. This document sets out how wind energy can be incorporated into the mid-term measures developed to implement the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, with reference to the technical measures currently being prepared. It further proposes an amended formula that could be used to calculate the attained Greenhouse Gas Fuel Intensity (GFI), and which provides
a concrete illustration of the technical proposal so that wind energy is accounted for equitably in the greenhouse gas emissions intensity balance for the ship. Download PDF
18 August – FuelEU Maritime – Wind Reward Factor (WRF)
The Wind Reward Factor (WRF) can have a significant positive impact on complying with FEUM, even for vessels running on fossil fuels. A wind propulsion equipped vessel can receive <5% or 0.95 reward (for 15% energy provision or higher), but even at the lower fwind factor 0.97 vessels can achieve compliance without new fuels between 2025-2030 and significantly reduce the penalties thereafter.
For large consumption vessels this will be thousands and possibly tens of thousands of euros saved per day. With fleet pooling, there is also quite an incentive to install even more wind on vessels if compliance is your only driver. Of course you also reduce your fuel usage too in the meantime.
While this is impactful, this approach needs to be further expanded when it comes to valueing ships with 30, 50, or even 100% wind and the means of calculating the energy provision levels based on IMO MEPC1. circ.896. These elements will be improved and refined further during the FEUM review process over the next 2 years. For more details, see answers A.2 and A.3 in the Annex 1 of this DG Move Q/A document Read more…
17 August – World Maritime University Maritime Week – 27-30 August
Our Secretary General will be presenting a paper at the event on Thursday 29th August LINK and here is a message from him regarding the event and the paper:
“I have the great honour of joining this illustrious pantheon of Maritime sustainability thought leaders at the World Maritime University in just over a weeks time.
My presentation is titled “Eye of the Storm – The Energy Transition through a Wind Propulsion Lens” and will focus on a number of critical questions that are often under-stated or unstated in our discussions and debates concerning Maritime Sustainability:
1. Are we adopting a fuel-centric rather than an energy-centric approach? (one of my favourite topics to be sure)
2. Does a level-playing field exist and if it did, what would that look like? (spoiler alert, the answer is in order “no” and “radically different”.)
3. To reach the level playing field are we adopting an appropriate baseline to measure the options from? What are the consequences of continuing to use an inappropriate one? (no prizes for guessing this includes zero-rated wind energy)
4. Are we continuing to adopt siloed measures and thought processes rather than holistic assessments when it comes to emissions and climate? ( I will leave this one for your internal dialogue to chew over)
5. Is it possible to deliver a decarbonised, zero-emissions fleet and ensure a “just and equitable transition” without breaking the bank? (the answer here my friend is blowin’ in the wind…)
6. Finally, what do all of these answers mean for the energy transition, from a wind propulsion perspective, and are there measures we could adopt and/or embrace in the scientific, technical, policy and market realms that could unlock the scaled harnessing of this huge amount of zero-emissions and zero-cost energy that is available, worldwide today? (short and rather predictable answer: yes!)
If you would like join in this debate and perhaps challenge my thesis, I will be delighted to see you and together tackle some of these thorny issues together in Malmo from 27-30 August.”
16 August -Save the Dates & Register Now for these Events
Maritime Decarbonisation, Europe: Conference, Awards & Exhibition 2024 – 24-25 September
IWSA supporting organisation of the upcoming event and IWSA members receive a 20% discount.
Join leading players in the maritime world sharing their experiences and lessons learned to date as they continue their decarbonisation journey. This event will showcase new thinking on how to innovate and scale-up initiatives to achieve the necessary pace of the energy transition.
Hear from charterers, ship owners/operators, fuel suppliers, regulators, NGOs, and suppliers on:
– Life cycle costs for different decarbonisation pathways
– The real-world results of performance improvement solutions
– New models for alternative fuel supply agreements
– The latest e-fuel volume and pricing forecasts
Safety4Sea London Forum – IWSA official supporting organisation – 18 September
4th SAFETY4SEA London Forum is scheduled as a half day event (09:00 to 16:30) with a great line up of speakers including IWSA SG, to be held at the Ocean Suite of ICS Maritime Hub, London, UK. Read more…
09 August – “Wind Week” at SMM in Hamburg
Things are gearing up for SMM Hamburg starting at the beginning of September. We look forward to welcoming you to booth A3.108 at SMM – the IWSA is a guest at the booth of the Maritime Campus Leer. We cooperate with University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, MARIKO GmbH and Fraunhofer IWES and have prepared an excellent programme. We are running two days of presentations and panel discussions on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th September and we hope you can come and join us to hear about wind propulsion technologies, support services and ways to scale this sector. We will also have networking drinks on the late afternoon on Wednesday – these can also be accessed directly at SMM – Booth A3.108 Events. Members events can be accessed here SMM – Members Events . We will also be releasing the ‘Wind Route’ soon detailing all of the 30+ members that have booths at SMM and dozens others sharing cooperative stands and/or hosting events too.
Windship Day 2024: Engineering facts about the use of sail systems for commercial shipping – this is an external wind propulsion event happening on the 4th September there: event is hosted by MARIKO GmbH, Fraunhofer-Institut für Windenergiesysteme, University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer and supported by IWSA and Deutsches Hafenmuseum
The event will be held on the SV Peking from 0830 – 1630 moored at the Deutsches Hafenmuseum, Australiastraße 6, 20457 Hamburg, a short distance from the SMM venue and the tallship “Peking“ is moored on the quay in front of warehouse 50A.
Please see the agenda and registration link Invitation Windship Day 2024 and we look forward to seeing you there!
06 August – First Voyages for SV Anemos
Great to see the first TOWT newbuild primary wind vessel, the 63m, 1200dwt SV Anemos under sail and underway! Looking forward to the first commercial voyage across from France to the East coast of the US soon. TOWT has a sister vessel also nearing operational status and another six vessels on order. Read more…
06 August – CoFlow Jet founder Professor Gecheng Zha from the University of Miami is continuing to develop the CoFlow wind propulsion solution and looking for support to help further develop and install their first prototype using this innovative approach. Read more…
05 August – AiP Granted for LNG Carrier
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for a 174,000 cu metre LNG carrier which will be equipped with two Wind Challenger sails. Read more…
July 2024
29 July – Primary Wind Vessel – Build Contract Announcement
Happy to see the VELA project moving forward and with the delivery date set for mid-2026. Primary wind propulsion projects are coming into the market now and the next couple of years will be very interesting indeed. Austal Australasia has been awarded a contract to design and construct a wind-powered aluminium cargo trimaran for France-based VELA, 67 metre high-value cargo vessel, based on a concept by VPLP Design and featuring a sailing system by MerConcept. The ship will be built by Austal Philippines. Read more…
28 July – Primary Wind Vessel – Arrival in Marshall Islands
The new build SV Juren Ae primary wind cargo vessel has arrived safely in Majuro, Marshall Islands after the maiden delivery voyage was undertaken from the South Korean yard and the ship will soon be going into operation servicing the inter-island and international routes in the region. The first of many new sail cargo vessels for the region and a clear example of the type of very low emissions ships that can be deployed straight away to unplug the region’s maritime transport system from fossil fuel cycle dependency.
27 July – Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport (MCST) Presentation
Excellent to hear that our colleagues at the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport (MCST) are emphasising the need for immediate and substantial funding for domestic shipping decarbonisation through the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership (PBSP). Wind propulsion providers stand ready to deliver technologies and collaborations on robust and resilient primary wind and wind-assist vessels.
While International Windship Association remains neutral on specific economic policy submissions or alterative fuel selection, we do support the highest ambition possible, with a desire to see revenues reused to outfit and build the low emissions, carbon neutral and zero-emission ships we need for the 2030s and beyond worldwide but in particular in LDC and SIDS regions.
The Pacific region is one where there are multiple maritime transport challenges; long distances, high fuel costs, low transport volumes, a very old or unsustainable/inappropriate fleet of vessels and lack of finance – however these challenges make the region a perfect fit for vessels powered, in part or in the main, by harvesting an abundant, zero-emissions, zero cost energy source such as the wind.
23 July – New Installation Announcement – NYK Line and Econowind have installed two 16m VentoFoil systems on the 82,099dwt bulk carrier NBA Magritte operating on a long-term charter to Cargill. Read more…
11 July – New Installation Announcement – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. have completed second installation of the Wind Challenger rigid wingsail system on the 63,896 dwt M/V Green Winds ultramax bulk carrier. Read more…
11 July – Sea Europe Open Letter to EU Commission in Support of Wind Propulsion – letter from the European Shipyards’ & Maritime Equipment Association calls for higher ambition and increasing the support for wind propulsion within the EU Taxonomy and Fit for 55 program. IWSA has been calling for raising the level of support over the last four years and we welcome additional support from the industry. Sea Europe Letter to EU
10 July – Installation Announcement – BHP, Pan Pacific Copper and Norsepower deployed a 35m x 5m rotor sail on the 53,762 dwt combination bulk carrier, M/V Koryu that set sail earlier this month. Read more…
09 July – Installation Announcement – Berge Bulk’s MV Berge Neblina, a 388,000 dwt Valemax Ore Carrier, has been installed with four 5x35m Anemoi Rotor Sails and is currently completing its voyage to Brazil. The installation, which makes it the largest ship to have been installed with wind propulsion systems, was completed quayside, and took place at Yiu Lian Dockyards (Shekou) Ltd in China. Read more…
08 July – DSH International Shipping Innovation Conference in Shanghai. This high level event is hosted by the Shanghai Lin-gang Special Area Administration of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the Shanghai Maritime University with the themes “Integrating Global High-end Shipping Resources to Create a New Pattern of Shipping Development” and “Digitalization and Decarbonisation: Empowering Shipping for a Shared Future”
IWSA Secretary General was asked by Shanghai Maritime University, one of the co-organisers to make the keynote presentation for the afternoon parallel session focused on Decarbonisation technologies and opportunities. With the uptake of wind propulsion solutions growing quickly and Chinese shipyards increasingly installing these as retrofits and on newbuilds, this will be a great opportunity to further increase understanding of how these wind propulsion developments align with the energy transition of the shipping industry. Read more…
5 July – Extended Order Announcement – Terntank has decided to exercise their option to order their fifth newbuild wind propulsion + dual fuel 15,000 dwt oil and chemical tanker for delivery in July 2027. Read more…
June 2024
Three part interview with Gavin Allwright, IWSA Secretary General in the new Maritime Tickers publication. This extended interview asks some challenging questions on policy, IMO decarbonisation goals, is wind propulsion political? and how has wind propulsion been received during recent IWSA activities in Asia and Europe.
Part 1 – Exclusive with Gavin Allwright : Secretary General of IWSA
Part 2 – Exclusive with Gavin Allwright Secretary General of IWSA
Part 3 – Exclusive with Gavin Allwright Secretary General of IWSA
28 June – 5th Decarbonisation Shipping Forum, Rotterdam – Thank you to the ALJ Group Events team for the invitation to Gavin Allwright, our Secretary General to chair the 5th Decarbonizing Shipping Forum. As an industry, we are facing both a huge challenge and great opportunity to move from what many see as a climate ‘pariah’ to a global ‘pioneer’. We have a long way to go, but this was a chance to check the pulse and take the temperature of the zero-emission voyage we are embarking on.
20 June – Maritime Week Las Palmas – This was a great opportunity to come together and discuss the key issues surrounding decarbonisation and the challenges of moving towards a zero-emissions industry. Wind propulsion was presented on the 18th June and well received as recent large announcements of newbuild wind propulsion commitments and the growing trend of primary wind vessels too.
15 June – Happy Global Wind Day to all IWSA members, your customers and suppliers, our supporters and the greater wind propulsion network.
This year will see the 10th anniversary of the International Windship Association in November so 2024 has a special resonance.
Today is time to both reach out and reflect :
Reach out – today or in this week make it a mission to introduce the new age of wind propulsion ships to a young audience. Inspire and inform – tell a story to the generation that will be the designers, engineers, crew and logistics people of the future.
Reflect on – think about how far we have come collectively – 40+ large ships installed, 10+ wind-ready, 10 traditional rigged cruise vessels and dozens of smaller sail cargo, passenger and fisheries boats around the world (excluding the many hundreds of thousands of leisure craft under wind). Appreciate that the pipeline of technologies is strong and the planned installations will raise these numbers to 100+ before the end of 2025.
However, we should also reflect on how better we can spread the fantastic, positive and pure message that for our small but vital corner of the world economy, global shipping [that produces c.3% of GHG emissions and many other pollutants to boot] we have an elegant, time-tested 21st century solution to a 21st century problem. By harnessing an abundant, zero emissions, free at the point-of-use, clean energy source we could deliver up to 1% reduction in global emissions by itself, starting today.
WIND WORKS and delivers a WIN WIN WIND outcome.
May the Wind be with You!
13 June – New Design – Quote regarding this new ‘super efficient bulker design’ by Henrik Sjöblom from Kongsberg Maritime’s Concepts and Advisory team , “This hybrid wind technology approach offers the best of both worlds, making the vessel more versatile and efficient.” Read more…
13 June – New Sail System Development – Another example of Japanese companies embracing the development of wind propulsion systems, Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, and Akishima Laboratories have joined forces to develop a rigid sail system that will first be deployed on a ship in 2026 with the aim to commercialise that by 2027. Read more…
11 June – New Build Finance Secured – Great to see further finance swinging behind TOWT primary wind cargo vessels, with an innovative finance package lined up for six more vessels to be delivered from the PIRIOU shipyards, based in French Brittany region by 2027 to supplement the two 1,100 dwt ships that will be in operation this year. As stated here, these ships will be used to strengthen the link with New York and to open up new maritime routes to South America as well as to Asia and Africa. Read more…
11 June – Webinar – Discussion on Domestic Shipping Transitions in the Pacific. The need to move away from maritime fuel dependency in the Pacific has been a critical issue that has remained virtually unresolved for decades. Sustainable shipping involves both efficiency and resilience and we will be discussing the challenges and opportunities in delivering both to the region – thank you for the invitation from the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport (MCST) and see you all there!
10 June – Newbuild Order Announcement – Congratulations to Union Maritime Ltd. and Norsepower teams on signing this deal to outfit four new build 18,500 dwt product tankers in China. The ships will be installed with two rotor sails a piece and a further eight ships will be delivered wind-ready. Read more…
08 June – Rotor Sail System Launch – CSSC (Shanghai) Energy Saving Technology Co., Ltd. has launched a 5m wide version of their rotor system with an eye on ships above 80,000t as the competition in the wind propulsion technology market steps up pace. Read more…
07/08 June – Happy (?) World Ocean Day
Welcome to Planet Ocean – our Oceans cover c.3/4 of our planet, surely they deserve at least that amount of our attention. https://unworldoceansday.org/
07 June – Wind Propulsion Webinar – Steps to Boost Fleet Profitability and meet EU and International Regulations – expert lineup in a webinar/discussion. Whether you are interested in wind propulsion in general or suction sails in particular, this will be an hour well spent next week on 13th June – with EU regulations stiffening and IMO regulations on the horizon – what can wind systems deliver for your fleet now and in the future?
06 June – Save the Date – Thank you to the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport (MCST) for inviting IWSA SG to join this expert panel discussing Domestic Shipping Transitions – Opportunities and Barriers on 19th June, 0900 (Fiji/RMI time).
The provision of a robust, sustainable and cost effective low emissions maritime transport network is absolutely vital for the Pacific Islands, but how do we get there in the face of all of the challenges in the region. Should be a great discussion and I look forward to seeing you there.
05 June – Largest Wind Propulsion Order to Date – Union Maritime Ltd. and BAR Technologies have announced an extensive newbuild fleet deployment and strategic alignment. Union Maritime will deploy wind propulsion technology on a significant order book of 34 newbuild tankers including; 14 LR2s, 12 chemical tankers, and 8 MRs. There are no dates for completion of the roll out yet, but we are looking forward to seeing those first vessels in operation soon. Read more…
03 June – Save the date: “Everything you always wanted to know about wind solutions but were afraid to ask!”
If you want to ask all of those difficult questions, a great opportunity to ask Gavin Allwright our Secretary General as he joins Professor Schinas from the University of the Aegean.
They won’t be shirking from the challenges facing the sector, how the technologies deliver and the business cases that are needed. Barriers, Costs, Targets and Markets – a well spent hour on World Environment Day at Posidonia – Wed 5th – 1500 at the University of the Aegean booth Hall 2.546
May 2024
31 May – Green Voyage 2050 Roundtable – Yesterday saw a great collaborative effort with the completion of the 1st Wind propulsion stakeholders roundtable as part of the Green Voyage 2050 program at the International Maritime Organization HQ in London. We focused on questions of technology, design, market drivers, barriers, operations and finance and this will feed into a wind propulsion guide. This time there were 40 stakeholders including ship owners and operators with existing installations or in that process along with tech providers in the room with hundreds of years of experience between them. We hope to expand that knowledge base even further for the next three roundtables.
Thank you to all of the presenters, participants and group leaders and a special thank you to the IMO and GIA organisation team Read more…
28 May – Fleet Installation Plan Announcement – More details are being made public now about Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. wind propulsion plans to 2028. They will install their own Wind Challenger systems to three additional 42,000-dwt and three 58,000-dwt newbuild bulkers, with half of those already contracted to Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd.
Twin Econowind VentoFoils will also feature on a 17,500-dwt multipurpose vessel newbuild scheduled for delivery in early 2025. These numbers will likely swell with Anemoi rotors sails being considered for three more new buildings.
Read more…
28 May – New Contract Announcement – Marflet Marine SA and bound4blue announced a contract to install 4 x 22m bound4blue suction sails on the 49,999 dwt oil and chemical tanker Santiago I for delivery in mid-2025. Read more…
27 May – New Build Announcement – Este Shipping has announced the agreement to add the MV FS-ESTE wind installed ship to their fleet of mini bulkers for delivery in 2025. Read more…
24 May – Retrofit Announcement: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has announced that it will retrofit install a wind challenger rig on the Kurotakisan Maru III, a 235 m, 90,0000dwt coal carrier scheduled in 2025. The company seeks to operate 25 wind installed vessels in it’s own fleet by 2030 increasing that to 80 ships by 2035 or approximately 10% of its vessels. Read more…
21 May – Article – The Economist: A New Age of Sail Begins
If you are looking for a sampler menu article to introduce wind-assist propulsion to more general audiences, this one from The Economist is pretty good (though just scratching the surface:
A new age of sail begins – By harnessing wind power, high-tech sails can help cut marine pollution
Read more…
17 May – Article – IWSA: 37 wind-powered and 11 wind-ready ships in operation
A few key wind propulsion statistics here:
- 37 wind propulsion installed and 11 wind ready vessels as of the end of March 2024.
- Combined total of 2.5 million DWT of shipping.
- In the last twelve months to March 2024, there were 22 installations and wind-ready ships delivered compared to eight in the year before.
- Four primary wind vessels of over 400GT have either entered or are about to enter the fleet and two larger ships are under construction.
- Likely doubling of these numbers by this time next year.
15 May – New Design Unveiled – The teams at Ecolog and Deltamarin have unveiled this new wind-assist LCO2 carrier design, we look forward to the update on the build schedule soon. Read more…
14 May – Newsletter – General Release
Very pleased to share the latest International Windship Association newsletter. This covers a lot of ground but there is also so much more going on in the technology development, policy, research and education fields when it comes to wind propulsion. IWSA Newsletter – April 2024
13 May – Article & Video – Safety4Sea Hamburg Forum – Wind propulsion and decarbonization
It is not just about carbon, but it is all about wind. However, if we only take carbon emissions (and not the list of other climate impacting emissions) then we still have a very long way to go in the next 5-6 years to reach 30% reduction on a 2008 baseline.
Gavin Allwright, IWSA SG commented in the forum a few months ago. “There is a big realization that we have to be moving a hell of a lot quicker on the things that we already have available off the shelf.”
Off the shelf solutions = energy efficiency, voyage optimisation and wind propulsion systems. All are ready to go in the market and more importantly will pay for themselves to boot. Read more…
10 May – Small Wind Propulsion Vessel Survey – Extension
To make sure we maximise the number of respondents we are extending the deadline for the small wind propulsion vessel survey by a few days to Tuesday 15th May. This is an important survey to assist IWSA with understanding the attitudes of vessel operators (under 1000GT), small ports/harbours, cargo owners and seafarers – please share this survey with your networks (max.10 mins) Survey Link
09 May – Naming Ceremony – SV Juren Ae – Congratulations to the whole team on completing and now officially naming the SV Juren Ae. We wish the ship, the crew and the Marshallese people all the very best with operating and benefitting from this flagship, but we also look forward to seeing many more wind powered and wind-assisted vessels in the region, building a robust and resilient fleet fit for the future. Fair winds for the voyage from Geoje to Majuro and beyond!
08 May – Wind Support Summit 2024, New York – Navigating the Path to Decarbonization 2024 Conference: Great line up of speakers that Laurent Corbel and Wind Support NYC team have put together for this event next Monday in New York. If you can join this decarbonization and wind propulsion role discussion next week you will certainly not be disappointed!
PANEL 1: Sailing Through Time – The History and Progress of Sailing
PANEL 2: Transforming Maritime Transport by 2030 – User Expectations
PRESENTATION: Towards a Sail Propulsion Policy – The Action of the French Government
PANEL 3: Shipping Companies in the Era of Decarbonization
PANEL 4: Integrating Sustainability Issues into Maritime Training
After the panels, you will get the chance to join us for a networking cocktail where you’ll have the opportunity to connect with thought leaders & industry experts.
07 May – Portugal Maritime Week 2024 – This was a great opportunity to deliver a wind propulsion presentation at the ship.energy conference in Portugal, the home of Prince Henry the Navigator, Vasco de Gama and Ferdinand Magellan. Our modern world was built on maritime trade, and for the vast part of that time our fleet was powered by the wind.
02 May – Article – Could wind energy help shipping cut its emissions sooner?
This article opens with “Seen as one of the hardest industries to decarbonise, shipping is facing tough investment decisions, with some campaigners promoting wind propulsion as a valid alternative to low-carbon fuels.”
If we focus on ‘fuel’, then shipping is a tough nut to crack. If we shift that to ‘energy’ then things get a lot easier, and integrated wind propulsion solutions (along with voyage optimisation) are available straight off the shelf. Investment is all about risk and return. Wind adds little to the risk column and is the only option that has a return compared to current energy use prices. Thus it should be a no-brainer when it comes to ESG driven finance. Wind as an alternative and as a complement to new and existing fuels are both pathways that we need to deploy to extend our carbon budgets, and both are available to deliver globally, today. Read more…
01 May – Article – Bunkerspot – Heads or Tails?
Are you ready for a ‘Heads or Tails’ challenge? Well, my article in the latest Bunkerspot magazine edition takes that challenge a little further, making it a ‘Headwinds or Tailwinds’ one. This is a take on how things are developing in the wind propulsion world: dissemination of technology, ramping up production capacity, market drivers and policy pathway pressure. Read more…
April 2024
30 April – Small Wind Propulsion Vessel Survey Launched – IWSA has just launched a short survey specifically focused on the small wind propulsion vessel segment, one which is growing and there is huge potential to grow further with millions of small commercial cargo, passenger and fisheries vessels in operation.
If you are connected with this sector and are engaging with wind propulsion vessels, you are a cargo owner that ships or would like to ship cargo via wind powered ships or small port/harbour dealing with these types of vessels, then we would love to get your feedback. Seafarers working or trying to work in the sector are also encouraged to participate – it takes less than ten minutes and will help us to serve the small vessel sector better – thank you for your attention. (deadline for submissions – Friday 10th May)
30 April – Asia Tour : IWSA has just concluded a swing through three countries, Singapore, South Korea and Japan with an extensive set of meetings, wind propulsion discussions whilst updating our knowledge of the pipeline projects, programs and initiatives underway in the region along the way. Thank you to all for the warm welcome extended to our Secretary General and the International Windship Association and interest in the direct use of wind energy in commercial shipping in general.
One striking point is the growing interest in wind propulsion solutions among Japanese shipping companies, both in technology developed in Japan and other technologies coming from Europe. This cluster of shipping companies is probably the largest of any single country at present and that pole position is being generated by these companies (along with some others) Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. which is working extensively in the field with their wind challenger (MV Shofu Maru) and wind hunter programs along with a collaboration to install Anemoi rotor sails along side wing sails. “K” Line (Europe) Limited has embraced kite technologies (MV Cape Brolga) along with looking into other options for various fleet deployments too. MC Shipping Inc. part of the Mitsubishi Corporation are engaged with BAR Technologies wingsails along with Cargill (MV Pyxis Ocean). Upcoming installations include Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd working with Norsepower, in which they have also established a leasing option for their rotor sails along with Mizuho financial services. Marubeni Corporation is working with bound4blue to install their suction sails on their chartered ships and NYK Line again working with Cargill are working to deploy Econowind suction wings on one of their bulkers. Peace Boat continues it’s work to build it’s new wind-assist cruise vessel and potential for a zero-emissions, primarily wind-powered one too.
Shipbuilders such as Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd are involved in wind propulsion projects and of course ClassNK – Nippon Kaiji Kyokai are supporting dozens of actual projects or pipeline developments.
We have only scratched the surface with the publicly announced projects here, but hopefully this gives you an insight into one country, it’s shipping industry and the direction of the wind blowing out of Asia.
29 April – Newbuild Update: Another primary wind powered vessel construction really starting to take shape in Turkey. The Neoliner Origin will be the biggest of the current wave of builds and the 136m RoRo will service North Atlantic routes from next year. Exciting times as these and other primary wind ships start to make their mark in the fleet.
29 April – Sea Trial Visit, Korea: IWSA Secretary General was welcomed as an honoured guest at the Asia Shipbuilding Yard, Geoje Island, South Korea along with the team that has constructed the impressive 48 long,460GT, 300dwt primary wind powered Juren Ae general cargo freighter. The ship will be powered by twin Indosails and an auxiliary engine and also has room for up to 12 passengers. It is internationally flagged and will be servicing both the domestic trade in the Marshall Islands and wider inter-island trade with neighbouring countries. It will also be acting as a ‘flag ship’ for the sustainable, wind-powered fleet of the future servicing these large ocean developing states. We look forward to being invited back to celebrate the landmark ship number 10 and number 100 in the coming years.
Great work by the team, Raffael Held, Michael Vahs, Siegfried Wagner and all of the others. We wish we could’ve joined the handover ceremony next week with Ambassador Albon Ishoda and the Marshallese dignitaries and other key stakeholders – we wish you all the best and fair winds for the future.
29 April – Additional New Build Primary Wind Vessels Announced: Great to hear that the two TOWT primary wind propelled vessels that are currently approaching operational status will be followed by six more vessels by 2026/7 and a subsequent vision of hundreds more by 2050. Read more…
27 April – Green Ports and Shipping Conference 8-9 May : We have been really impressed by the work on decarbonistion underway in Singapore this week. Next month there will be an opportunity to delve deeper into these issues at the Green and Shipping conference (08-09 May) drawing together thought leaders and experts in the field.
International Windship Association members also receive a discount at registration as official supporters for the conference.
Check out the conference program https://www.portstrategy.com/green-ports-and-shipping/buy/delegate-bookings
14 April – Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) – Looking forward to participating in the Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) fora, with IWSA participation on the first expert panel of the morning on the second day (Wed 17th April) of the main Accelerating Digitalisation and Decarbonisation conference, during which we will explore how wind propulsion solutions align with this growing trend. We then have a select roundtable on the 18th April at the same venue bringing together wind propulsion specialists, technology providers and shipowners to deep dive into these issues further.
14 April – Blueweek 2024: Thank you to the MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) team for pulling off another excellent Blueweek (12th year). The Natural Propulsion Seminar, held in association with IWSA, featured a wide selection of excellent presentations, mostly focused on wind propulsion this year and a packed room with a 70+ audience at my count. Our IWSA quarterly meeting yesterday was also well attended with more than 60 of our membership joining in-person and online.
Discussion revolved around the current market developments (50 wind installed + wind ready vessels = 2.5 million dwt) and polcy developments + formalising a number of working groups, IMO submissions for MEPC82 and so on. The conclusion of WiSPII and the commencement of WiSPIII JIPs were also key moments yesterday.
Always great to be surrounded by people who understand wind propulsion we look forward to Blueweek 2025.
10 April – AiP Awarded: Congratulations to the CWS – Computed Wing Sail on receiving this AiP from Bureau Veritas, another key step forward for this wingsail design. Read more…
10 April – GREEN4SEA Singapore Forum 2024 – Looking forward to joining the SAFETY4SEA team and discussing the current decarbonisation of shipping situation post MEPC81 and the role of wind propulsion in the delivery of the IMO GHG strategy. Read more…
09 April – Order Announcement – EuroGreen Maritime signs seven-year charter for four AYRO installed wind-assist MR product tanker newbuilds with Equinor, for delivery through 2026-27. Read more…
06 April – Green Voyage 2050 – A new initiative to support the implementation of Wind Propulsion Technology (WPT) has been launched this week (6 April) under the Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA).
A steering group comprising stakeholders from ship-owning and/or operating companies, WPT manufacturers, class societies, and industry associations came together to kick off the initiative. The group discussed focus areas for a series of roundtables, to which a wider range of participants from the industry will be invited to share knowledge and insights from their own experience of installing and operating WPTs. Some of these focus areas will discuss general challenges, such as ship stability, regulations and training requirements.
Going forward, the WPT information gathered during the roundtables will ultimately lead to the development of a practical guide on WPT implementation. Read more…
05 April – Vessel Launch and Installation – Congratulations to the Northern Lights JV and Norsepower teams for this latest rotor sail installation on this hybrid 7,500 cubic meter tank LCO2 tanker, with additional wind-assist tankers under construction. Launch Video on Linkedin
March 2024
28 March – French President visits Canopee Vessel – Not often that the new breed of wind propulsion vessels get a presidential visit, however that is exactly what happened in French Guiana with the Canopee. Quite a moment for the teams at Alizés, Zéphyr and Borée, AYRO, VPLP Design and the ArianeGroup. Read more…
27 March – Order Announcement – Another 15,000dwt wind-assist tanker order to add to the list for delivery in 2027. Congratulations to the TERNTANK team and looking forward to further fleet order developments as we move forward. Read more…
18-22 March – The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee met in London for the eighty-first session (MEPC 81) and IWSA attended this and the preceding intersessional working group. This was in effect an interim MEPC in many ways with the fleshing out of positions on the Global Fuel (and energy) Standard along with a clearer idea on the medium to long term economic measures (levy, feebate schemes etc.) IWSA continues to support these technical and economic measures.
Wind propulsion featured heavily during the proceedings with our INF39 and INF40 papers submitted and four side events featuring wind propulsion developments.
21 March – Green Ports & Shipping Congress will be held on 8-9 May and connects the ports and shipping industries to learn, collaborate and make real, cost-effective progress towards meeting the 2050 net zero GHG emissions’ deadline.
The Congress features a high-calibre programme of influential speakers and supporters from major organisations in the sector, including IAPH; BIMCO; Blue Visby Solution, SSA, ICS, GCMD, IBIA, IWSA and leading companies MPA, Maersk, Lloyds, DNV, BV and ABS.
The event not only offers unparalleled business opportunities but excellent networking prospects across both sectors. Book now: https://mercatormedia.createsend1.com/t/y-l-xklujc-l-d/
IWSA members receive a 10% discount, request discount code from secretary@wind-ship.org
19 March – Funding Announcement – Congratulations to the Bristol-based maritime engineering start-up WingTekUK, in collaboration with the National Composites Centre and the University of Bristol, that has just won a £2.2m ($2.8m) innovation grant to develop the WingTek Wingsail. This article also highlights some of the other UK-based projects currently underway. Read more…
15 March – Wind propulsion PhD project, based at the University of Manchester, aims to bridge two strategies. Collaborating with the Blue Visby Consortium, wind optimization industry partners and the University of Melbourne, the research will explore how to integrate wind-assist optimisation with SFTW solutions. Read more…
13 March – The “Pay-As-You-Save” program that is being developed by our colleagues at Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD). The need to bridge the split incentive where shipowners themselves pay for equipment but charterers gain from the lower fuel usage is an important one, As GCMD states “Closing the data-financing gap to turbocharge maritime Energy Efficiency Technologies (EET) retrofits”….”the emphasis on reducing fuel usage of any kind becomes paramount in achieving industry-wide decarbonization objectives”.
While wind propulsion is not an energy efficiency measure, it is a zero-emissions energy source that will substantially reduce fuel usage and will benefit from this structure. Quite a bit of work has been done in this area over the years and it is great to see that experience brought together here, however we haven’t seen a series of pilots in this field, and we are looking forward to GCMD convening those moving forward. Read more…
12 March – Order announcement – BAR Technologies and Union Maritime Ltd. have announced an order of six windwings for two 114,000dwt LR2 tankers under construction in China for delivery in 2025. Read more…
04 March – Call for Papers – It is time again for the call for papers for the always impactful The Motorship ‘Propulsion and Future Fuels’ conference in Hamburg in November. IWSA is again a supporting organisation and we look forward to seeing wind propulsion well represented this year as momentum grows our technology sector. Read more…
01 March – New Members
We would like to warmly welcome the following new members to the International Windship Association and we look forward to working together to deliver a wind propulsion powered future for the global fleet.
Aries Energy Solutions (Germany) – Full Member
CargoKite (Germany) – Associate Member
Fraunhofer IWES – Associate Member
Safmo International Logistics (China) – Associate Member
Seven Ocean Research (Australia) – Associate Member
Wartsila (Finland/International) – Associate Member
Registered Supporters
Velic Consulting (France)
Dr. Hini Abdelhamid – Retired – Former Maritime Lecturer at National High Maritime Institute (Algeria)
Simon Morin (Sweden)
Shiloh Badman (Canada)
Johnathon Seagrave (UK)
February 2024
27 February – Wind Propulsion 2024 – Abstract Deadline
The final deadline to submit your abstracts for Wind Propulsion 2024 is this Friday. We invite experts and innovators to share their insights on wind propulsion. Submit your abstract by 1 March 2024 and contribute to a greener maritime future. Submit here
WIND PROPULSION 2024: Navigating the Future of Maritime Sustainability In Collaboration With International Windship Association and sponsored by bound4blue
Wind Propulsion 2024 is more than a conference; it’s a hub for innovative ideas shaping the future of maritime technology and if you would like to come aboard as a sponsors, please contact us through the RINA website above.
25 February – Wind Propulsion Report – Submission to IMO MEPC 81
IWSA has submitted a white paper on wind propulsion [MEPC81/INF.39] to the International Maritime Organization. This detailed white paper covers the key aspects of wind propulsion – technologies, market development, barriers and drivers, policy and projects etc. This white paper, co-sponsored by France, Solomon Islands and the Union of Comoros, is primarily focused on policy makers and we will be updating a number of sections for wider industry distribution over the next couple of months, however, this submission is important as it discusses areas that need further work in some detail and proposed policy and commercial pathways to scale and disseminate the technology segment. Download here
We will also hold a side event during the intersessional working group at IMO on Thursday 14th March to present the report’s findings.
22 February – Announcement – Congratulations to the Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte. Ltd. and bound4blue teams on this 3 x 22m eSail installation agreement on the 183m, 50,000 dwt Pacific Sentinel chemical tanker to be installed later this year. Read more…
22 February – Announcement – Congratulations to the teams at Baltrader Capital GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, and Norsepower on this announcement of 1 x 24m rotor sail installation on this new cement carrier to be delivered in the summer this year. Read more…
21 February – Article – The 2024 Ship Energy Survey from Bunkerspot is out and here is a full excerpt of that from the magazine (distributed with permission). Among the distinguished group it is very good to hear from wind propulsion experts, Di Gilpin, CEO Smart Green Shipping, Jukka Kuuskoski CCOO, Norsepower and our own Secretary General, Gavin Allwright all giving their reflections on 2023 and forecasts for the year and years ahead. Download – Bunkerspot survey 2024 (PDF)
21 February – Natural Propulsion Seminar & IWSA Members Meeting – 11-12 April
If you want to hear about some of the latest developments in wind propulsion design and get updates on ongoing technology projects, then you should attend the Natural Propulsion Seminar, which is an important part of Blueweek in Venice on 11 April. An excellent line up of speakers and that is followed on the 12 April by an International Windship Association members meeting and other project meetings. A great opportunity to meet and discuss all things wind propulsion – more details and registration here
20 February – Check the MARIN report – focus on wind propulsion and the launch of the WiSP3 project https://magazine.marin.nl/marin-report-138/wind-propulsion
19 February – Installation announcement – four Econowind ventofoil sails were installed on the MT Chemical Challenger, Chemship’s 134m, 16,100 dwt chemical tanker in the Netherlands this week. Read more…
18 February – Safety4Sea Hamburg Forum – 22 February – Join us for Panel #3 on accelerating maritime decarbonization at the SAFETY4SEA Hamburg Forum. The panel includes: Jori Poikola, NAPA, Gavin Allwright, International Windship Association (IWSA), Thomas Klenum, LISCR | The Liberian Registry (Deutschland) GmbH and Richard Marioth, Maritimes Cluster Norddeutschland e. V. Read more…
18 February – The Wind Propulsion Showroom, hosted by RISE – the deadline to register for this interesting wind propulsion event in Tuzla, Turkey is approaching (limited spaces, 23 February). https://www.sspa.se/en/welcome-wind-propulsion-showroom The event to be held on 05 March gives you an opportunity to hear an update on wind propulsion developments from the experts at Maritime at RISE and you will also get a showcase of wind propulsion systems from seven technology providers. AYRO, bound4blue, CWS – Computed Wing Sail, Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Econowind, Norsepower and Oceanbird. You will also get an update on the NEOLINE Origin primary wind RoRo vessel that is currently under construction in Turkey too.
16 February – Oceanbird assembly progress – The sides to the foundation, which connects a vessel with the wing sail, have arrived in Oresund Drydocks AB and assembly of the first wing sail unit can start. Read more…
16 February – Announcement – “K” line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd) has announced their strategic acquisition of Airseas, the French shipping kite manufacturer and launched a new company Oceanicwing SAS to further the deployment of the Seawing system in the market. Looking forward to hearing more about the new strategic direction and good luck to both teams on the integration of the two companies. Read more…
15 February – CMA Shipping – 39th Annual Expo & Conference, March 12-14, 2024Hilton Stamford | Connecticut, USA – please remember to get your tickets for this event, which will feature an expert panel on wind propulsion. IWSA is an official supporting organisation (IWSA members receive a discount)
The Viability of Wind Propulsion: As fuel prices continue to grow, industry players are putting a modern spin on one of the oldest concepts: the power of wind for ship propulsion. The number of wind-installed vessels has doubled compared with the previous year. In this session we hear from first movers, design developments, and the finances behind this promising technology of future shipping.
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 11:00 – 11:45 – Moderated by James Rhodes, Chairman / CEO / Co-Founder, Magnuss. Panelists: Cristina Aleixendri, COO & Co-Founder, bound4blue, Nikos Petrakakos, Senior Advisor – Green Transition Initiatives, Tufton Investment Management, Rene Powell, Head of Business Development, North America, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore and Masao Fukushima, Director, Managing Executive Officer PBCF & Wind Propulsion Department, MOL Techno Trade
15 February – Article – Can wind propulsion weather the approaching perfect storm?
Opinion article by Gavin Allwright, IWSA Secretary general “When taking time to reflect on the past year, I would argue that 2023 was the year in which our industry took the gloves off and got down to business when it came to decarbonization.” Read more…
14 February – Concept Design – Deltamarin and BAR Technologies introduce a new co-developed wind-optimized hull and superstructure. The latest Aframax/LRII design, named Aquilo, will have 4 sails and simulations indicate a day consumption of less than 26.8mt/d at 14.5 knots and around 12.6mt/day at 12 knots on an average global route. Read more…
14 February – IMO MEPC 81 submission – The document MEPC 81/INF40 has been submitted to IMO MEPC81 as a discussion paper, co-sponsored by RINA and related to wind statistics calculations derived from the work undertaken in the WiSP2 project while there is no consensus yet on these measures, this is an important contribution to the review deliberations for the MEPC.1 Circ896 for verification of wind propulsion systems for EEDI/EEXI. Download here
14 February – Progress Update – Neoliner ORIGIN – the name is revealed of the first Neoline vessel – Since the steel cutting on November 8th, over 1000 tons of steel have been cut and assembled. Today, we are pleased to celebrate at the RMK Marine Gemi Yapım Sanayii ve Deniz Taşımacılığı İşletmesi A.Ş shipyard the beginning of the assembly of the 136m, ro-ro vessel, the NEOLINER ORIGIN and the laying of its first block! Read more…
13 February – Journal Submissions – Do you have a cutting-edge research paper on commercial wind propulsion that will help build our understanding of these technologies, their operation and optimisation? All submissions will be peer reviewed and freely accessible – please consider submission to the SNAME Journal of Sailing Technology,
The journal is fully sponsored by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers: free to authors, free to readers, free open access publication. It has a short review and decision time, on average, in 2023, first decisions were reached in 40 days and submission-to-publication was 92 days. There are also annual awards: Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Award, the latter awarded for lead authors in higher education (Undergraduate, Master and PhD students). Find out more…
13 February – Wind-Assists-Space-Assists-Wind – Our Secretary general spent a very interesting day at European Space Agency – ESA near Leiden, Netherlands, and presented at the Space for Blue on the opportunities for collaboration between Space activity and the wind propulsion sector ahead of the four maritime calls for projects starting from next month.
12 February – First Ariane 6 flight model ships to Europe’s Spaceport onboard Canopee – The announcement of the first shipment of Ariane 6 rocket parts onboard the Canopee wind-assist vessel from France the French Guyana was a timely reminder of how wind can assist the space industry. Read more…
09 February – Progress report on two TOWT primary wind vessels – For the “Anemos” vessel, it’s time to sandblast and finalise the exterior paintwork. On the “Artemis”, the cabling is being finalised. The next major steps for the fleet will be the rigging, which will take between 3 weeks and 1 month, as well as the ongoing fitting. Read more…
08 February – Announcement – Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Norsepower join forces in shipping large airbus aircraft components with the announcement of the largest order of wind propulsion systems to date with Norsepower contracted to deliver 18 x 35m rotor sail units for three RoRo vessels to be chartered to Airbus ships for delivery in 2026. Read more…
06 February – Installation announcement – Earlier this month, Finland-based shipping company RABN – Rederi Ab Nathalie eConowind’s VentoFoils were also selected by for installation onboard the company’s 100m, 5,000dwt general cargo ship Odda Marie. Read more…
05 February – Wind Ready Vessel Launch – Short video of the latest wind-assist ready vessel launched in Turkiye, this Conoship International 3600dwt vessel, designated NB60 is awaiting the rig installations from eConowind and is one of up to 10 similar vessels slated for 2024/25. Watch video
01 February – Funding announcement – Anemoi has been awarded a £1.9m grant to test and develop its 3.5m Rotor Sail design as part of part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 4 (CMDC4), funded by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) and delivered by Innovate UK. CMDC4 is part of the Department’s UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) programme, a £206m initiative focused on developing the technology necessary to decarbonise the UK domestic maritime sector. Read more…
January 2024
30 January – Announcement – bound4blue has been selected to install a 22m eSAIL® onboard the newbuild mixed cargo NA PAE E HIRO, a vessel to operate between Tahiti and the Austral Islands, with a launch date in 2026. Read more…
30 January – Mitsui OSK Lines secures multiple loans to finance wind-assisted and LNG dual-fuel vessels, which includes a bulk carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger system. Read more…
30 January – Tanker Sector Developments – the tanker sector in Japan is moving further forward with wind propulsion designs. Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. has formed a consortium with Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd and NYK Line and Nippon Shipyard to deliver this VLCC design with 40% lower emissions. The next-generation VLCC is expected to include alternative fuels, onboard CCS and wind-assisted propulsion. Read more…
30 January – 01 February – IWSA is joining the Maritime Sustainability Task Force launch by the European Space Agency – ESA today will launch the Maritime Sustainability task Force at EUROMARITIME 2024 in Marseilles, and our Secretary general will take part in the panel discussion on Day 1 (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Hall 1 – Palais des événements). This task force will be facilitating projects that blend space services and competencies with maritime sustainability challenges.
The panel also includes, Nil Angli Padro Business Application and Partnerships Officer at ESA, Mary Carmen Barrios, Head of Operations, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Frode Halvorsen, Cluster Manager, Ocean Autonomy Cluster and Nick Appleyard, Head of Space Solutions and Business Applications (ESA) Read more…
28 January – Bureau Veritas has updated it’s wind propulsion guidelines – NR206 WIND PROPULSION SYSTEMS. This rule note deals with wind propulsion systems (modern and traditional rigs, free-standing and rotating rigs, square and kite rigs, wind and rotor sails, suction wings) including requirements for: design of structure (standing and running part), drive system, base ship; construction and testing; certification of materials and components; and classification of ships fitted with such wind propulsion systems. Download
28 January – Announcement – In collaboration with Carisbrooke Shipping Ltd Shipping and University of Bristol, GT Green Technologies have been awarded a substantial £3.7 million grant under the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 4 (CMDC4) to install a 20-metre AirWing unit on a Carisbrooke Shipping vessel in the UK.
22-23 January – WMU Seminar – IWSA Secretary general delivered a two day seminar on sustainability and the application to shipping and energy at the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden.
16 January – New Primary Wind Cargo Ship – Congratulations to all the team at Grain de Sail on the christening of their newbuild primary sail cargo ship, the 52m, Grain de Sail 2. Great to see a new primary wind ship ready to service Atlantic routes and elsewhere. Read more…
14 January – Event – “Low/Zero Emissions and Wind Propulsion ” – RINA London Branch, Headquarters
Speaker: Gavin Allwright, Secretary General International Windship Association (IWSA)
Date/Time: Thursday 18th January 2024, 17:30 for 18:00 hours (duration approximately 1 hour)
Venue: The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 8-9 Northumberland Street, London, WC2N 5DA
12 January – Wind Propulsion Article: How will the latest wind-assisted propulsion vessel projects influence future decarbonization strategies? Read more…
10 January – Chinese TV features wind propulsion – CCTV13 has reported Asia’s on the first marine wind-rotor assisted propulsion system independently developed and manufactured in China by Dealfeng New Energy Technology Ltd. Watch Video
05 January – Installation – Congratulations to the Dealfeng New Energy Technology Ltd. team for this installation of twin rotor sails on the Chinese flagged 25,000 dwt tanker Hay Yang Shi You 226, the second vessel to feature this technology. Looking forward to seeing the data and feedback from the operations in 2024.
01 January – New Year Message from Gavin Allwright, Secretary General of the International Windship Association – As some of you will know, I lived for many years in Japan and my family follows a mix of British/Japanese traditions. So, as is customary at this time of year, we celebrate the New Year on 01 January (as Japanese people do) along with the traditional Japanese way of doing things including the use of Chinese new year animal symbols. 2024 is the Year of the Dragon, which in Japanese is called “tatsu” and the dragon is seen as a symbol of power, wisdom, and good fortune.
I think this is a very apt symbol for a year where we anticipate a real take-off and the start of scaling for wind propulsion technologies. Thank you all for your support this past year (and to my patient and wonderful wife for the beautiful graphic) and wishing all of you the very best for your Dragon year ahead!!!
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