NYK to fit bulker with VentoFoil wing sail
Hard sails, rotor sails, suction sails: wind assisted propulsion solutions are now getting the attention of serious players, notably major charterers— including Vale, Trafigura and Cargill. Back in July last year Japan’s NYK Line reported that its Antwerp, Belgium, based NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) N.V. subsidiary was to retrofit a Cargill-chartered bulk carrier with two VentoFoil suction sails. The retrofit was completed earlier this month in the Port of...