A team of French companies has allied with major Chinese naval architecture company SDARI, a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Company (CSSC), and have designed a low-carbon feedership using wind energy to supplement main engine power.
The 2,500TEU Trade Wings design, developed by France’s yacht designer VPLP, consultancy Alwena, and Oceanwings, sail designer Ayro along with SDARI received its Approval in Principle from classification society Bureau Veritas.
Trade Wings 2,500 has a...
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