Timbercoast – IWSA Member

To revive cargo shipping under sail, linking sustainable producers with conscious consumers while preserving the environment for future generations.

IWSA Member

We are going to offer wind-powered cargo shipping. Our 1920’s schooner Avontuur will set her sails from Germany to … Read More

Maine Sail Freight – IWSA Member

Maine Sail Freight’s mission is to re-enliven historic traditions linking local lands, seas, people and foods. MSF will launch an annual sail freight voyage engaging food producing partners, cargo delivery partners, educational organizations, and the public. We believe through this … Read More

IWSA Workstreams

Work Stream Development 2014-15

IWSA members and supporters will be working on a series of important work streams that will tackle some of the key barriers to the uptake and growth of the maritime wind … Read More

Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development – IWSA Member

Dr Peter Nuttall: Research Fellow at the Pacific Centre for the Environment and Sustainable Development, University of the South Pacific. Leads a small team researching the potential for Pacific Island Countries to transition to low … Read More

Watch: The Wind Hybrid Coaster – ECO FLETTNER

A new generation of motor-rotor-sailing ships is currently being developed especially for short sea trade. The basis is a 4.000 dwt multipurpose vessel. 15 partners are cooperating to implement a lightweight design of a wind sail system with aerodynamic rotors … Read More

SkySails – IWSA Supporter

SkySails GmbH is the market and technology leader in the field of automated towing kite systems. Some 40 employees representing a wide range of disciplines and specialties – from aerospace engineers, to software developers, shipbuilders, management professionals … Read More

Norsepower – IWSA Member

Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution allows the main engines to be throttled back, saving fuel and reducing emissions while providing the wind power needed to maintain speed and voyage time. Rotor sails can be used with new vessels … Read More

Crain Technologies – IWSA Member

CRAIN Technologies is a R&D organization dedicated to sailing technologies and low emission propelling. After having carried out many developments and research on sailing boats like sail cutting software, VPP, CFD, America’s Cup design..CRAIN has been developing … Read More

Does Wind Help?

The use of wind propulsion in modern commercial shipping covers a wide spectrum – from wind-assisted motor vessels, where auxiliary propulsion is provided by wind to purely wind ships with or without auxiliary via sailing-hybrid ships where primary propulsion is … Read More

What is the Regulator Doing?

The exhaust gases emitted by ship diesel engines, contain a variety of substances. For international regulation the most important substances are sulphur oxides (SOx, caused by the sulphur contents in fuel), nitrous oxides (NOx), carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter … Read More