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Maersk Tankers places world’s largest yet suction sail order

In what will be the world’s largest deployment of suction sales to date, Maersk Tankers is to fit bound4blue eSAILs on five of its MR vessels, Each of the five tankers will be fitted with four 26-meter eSAILs, bringing Barcelona-headquartered bound4blue its largest wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) contract to date.

Maersk Tankers identified the eSAIL as its solution of choice in partnership with green technology specialist Njord Solutions, which assessed and evaluated a broad range...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/maersk-tankers-places-worlds-largest-yet-suction-sail-order/

Bound4blue secures major wind propulsion deal with Maersk Tankers

Bound4blue has solidified its leadership in the shipping industry’s transformation with a significant new agreement with Maersk Tankers.

This contract is the largest to date for the company’s wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS), involving the installation of 20 eSAIL® suction sails on five MR tankers in 2025 and 2026.

Furthermore, Maersk Tankers selected the eSAIL® as their preferred solution, in collaboration with green technology partner Njord, who conducted a thorough evaluation of various...

https://container-news.com/bound4blue-secures-major-wind-propulsion-deal-with-maersk-tankers/

First cargo vessel with wind-assisted propulsion debuts at SMM

This year’s SMM will mark a milestone as it becomes the first major maritime event to feature a vessel equipped with an advanced Wind Assisted Propulsion System (WAPS).

The 2,850 dwt Eems Traveller, a Dutch-flagged general cargo ship owned by Amasus, will dock at Überseebrücke in Hamburg on 3 and 4 September.

The ship will showcase its two 17-meter-high eSAILs® (suction sails) from bound4blue, highlighting how wind power can help the maritime industry reduce costs and emissions, and comply with...

https://container-news.com/first-cargo-vessel-with-wind-assisted-propulsion-debuts-at-smm/

Airbus ship heads for Mobile, powered by suction sails

The decision by Airbus and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) to install Norsepower rotorsails on their three next-generation newbuilds is just one part of the story on how the two are looking to wind-assisted propulsion to wring the carbon from Airbus’s two maritime routes.

Currently, three vessels chartered in from LDA operate on those routes — and one of these, the Ville de Bordeaux has now been retrofitted with bound4blue suction sails, in line with the LDA fleet renewal plan announced in...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/airbus-ship-heads-for-mobile-powered-by-suction-sails/

Na Hiro E Pae will sail the South Pacific with an eSAIL

An 89-meter long mixed cargo/passenger vessel to be built at the Armon Shipyard in Spain for Papeete, French Polynesia, based SNA Tuhaa Pae is to be fitted with a 22 meter high bound4blue eSAIL. The vessel, the Na Hiro E Pae, will operate between Tahiti and the Austral Islands, 400 miles to the southwest of Tahiti, carrying bothsupplies and up to 200 tourists.

SAILING WITH SUCTION

The eSAIL, designed for both retrofits and newbuilds, is a “suction sail.” It works by harnessing wind power to...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/na-hiro-e-pae-will-sail-the-south-pacific-with-an-esail/

“bound4blue” to install three suction sails on Ro-Ro VILLE DE BORDEAUX

Airbus will equip one of the vessels it uses to transport aircraft subassemblies, chartered from shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, with a wind-assisted propulsion technology that captures wind energy to generate thrust and, therefore, delivers savings in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/bound4blue-to-install-three-suction-sails-on-ro-ro-ville-de-bordeaux/

bound4blue’s wind-assisted propulsion systems get financial boost

Agricultural company Louis Dreyfus Company, French containment specialist GTT and the European Commission have invested in bound4blue’s Series A funding round, becoming shareholders of the company.  

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https://www.offshore-energy.biz/bound4blues-wind-assisted-propulsion-systems-get-financial-boost/

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