Namura Launches Plan for Wind-assisted Bulker Storing Sails Below Deck

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  • Namura Shipbuilding and compatriot owner NS United Kaiun Kaisha have partnered in a joint research project.
  • The project aims at developing a wind-powered system for a 183,000 dwt capesize bulk carrier.
  • Namura has applied for a patent on a sail system in which extending sails are located under deck between the holds of a ship.

Japan’s Namura Shipbuilding Co. has become the latest shipbuilder to announce that it is developed a concept for wind-assisted propulsion to be installed on bulk...

https://mfame.guru/namura-launches-plan-for-wind-assisted-bulker-storing-sails-below-deck/

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