Wind-powered ships seminar 2026: From concept to commercial operation

Wednesday 2nd September: 15.00 - 17.00

St. Petersburg Meeting Room in Conference Area A @ SMM Hamburg 2026.

AGENDA:

15.00 Mingling & refreshments​.
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15.30 SINTEF Ocean & Fraunhofer, Trond Johnsen & Johannes Oeffner: Introduction​

15.40 Mauric, Vincent Seguin:
Selection of relevant benchmark cases for assessing the potential of WAPS in the global fleet​
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15.50 Fraunhofer IWES, Robert Flindt:
Mechanical considerations for rotor sails​
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16.00 Kongsberg Maritime, Eirik Ågren:
Beyond the Sail: How Vessel Integration Enhances the Value of Wind Propulsion​
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16.10 Odfjell, Jan Opedal:
Experiences from installation and operation of suction sails on Bow Olympus​
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16.20 SINTEF Ocean, Anders Alterskjær:
Performance Optimization & Verification of WAPS​
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16.30 International Windship Association, Gavin Alwright:
Market status and future projections​
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16.40 Mingling and Q&A​