Vale goes for world’s largest wind propulsion installation yet

Wind propulsion installation includes folding rotor sails

In the latest example of how leading charterers are pushing shipping decarbonization forward, Brazilian mining giant Vale S.A. is to install five rotor sails from London-headquartered Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd onboard the 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC) Sohar Max. Owned by Oman-headquartered Asyad, the ship is a Valemax size vessel. These are the world’s largest ore carriers and Anemoi says this will be the world’s largest wind propulsion installation thus far.

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