Tokyo – ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a Rigid Windsail Type Wind-Assisted Propulsion System (WAPS) developed by OceanWings. The certification confirms its feasibility from regulatory and safety perspectives.
The implementation of WAPS is advancing as a solution for responding to environmental regulations and reducing fuel expenses. When such...
The MV Canopée, the world’s first new generation wind-assisted hybrid propulsion commercial RO/RO vessel, arrived in Port Canaveral, Fla., yesterday, marking its inaugural U.S. visit.
Launched in 2022, the MV Canopée is a French-flagged cargo vessel, designed and purpose-built for Ariane Group to transport Ariane 6 rocket components from ports in Europe to French Guiana for the European Space Agency.
It arrived in Port Canaveral to deliver the European Service Module (ESM-3) module, the European...
Nantes, France, headquartered EuroGreen Maritime SAS (EGM) reports that it has secured a seven-year charter agreement with Equinor ASA for four state-of-the-art MR IMO II product tankers, each fitted with a pair of Ayro OceanWings wing sails and powered by a MAN B&W dual-fuel methanol engine with a shaft generator, complemented by a battery-hybrid power generation system. According to Eurogreen Maritime, compared with conventional MR designs, GHG, SOx, and NOx emissions will be reduced by more...
A team of French companies has allied with major Chinese naval architecture company SDARI, a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Company (CSSC), and have designed a low-carbon feedership using wind energy to supplement main engine power.
The 2,500TEU Trade Wings design, developed by France’s yacht designer VPLP, consultancy Alwena, and Oceanwings, sail designer Ayro along with SDARI received its Approval in Principle from classification society Bureau Veritas.
Trade Wings 2,500 has a...
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The vessel was developed for the transport of components of the Ariane 6 rocket.
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One year after the signature of the technology partnership between VPLP Design and CNIM, Oceanwings®, a new wind propulsion method, is coming to industrial maturity.
Energy Observer, the first hydrogen-powered vessel aiming to achieve energy self-sufficiency, with zero greenhouse gas and fine particle emissions, has been equipped with Oceanwings® wingsails. This hybrid propulsion system consisting of a composite mast 12m high and two sails of 32m², will reduce the craft’s energy spending....