The Green Award Foundation reports that the Chemship B.V. chemical taker Chemical Challenger, has become the first vessel to receive the prestigious Green Award GHG Label for CO2 reduction through the use of innovative wind technology.
VIDEO: Chemship retrofit is a wind-assisted propulsion world first
The 16,000-ton chemical tanker, managed by Hong Kong headquartered Fleet Management Limited recently completed a retrofit that saw it become the world’s first chemical tanker to be fitted with...
Chemship’s 2015-built 16,111 dwt Chemical Challenger has become the world’s first chemical tanker to be retrofitted with wind-assisted propulsion. This week, four 16-meter-high aluminum Econowind Ventofoils wing sails were installed on board the 134-meter long vessel, which serves Netherlands-headquartered Chemship’s transatlantic route between the East Coast of the United States and the Mediterranean.
The VentoFoils fitted to the Chemical Challenger have a direct wind surface of 180 square...