The Groundbreaking Rotor Sail Leasing Initiative!

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Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading global provider of mechanical sails for large ships, IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (IINO Lines), and Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited (Mizuho Leasing) have jointly and exclusively signed a cooperation agreement to launch a ground-breaking mechanical sail leasing initiative for the Norsepower Rotor Sail. This aims to increase shipping companies’ access to Norsepower’s product to help reduce fuel consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) and other...

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NAPA, Norsepower tech solution tie-up could reduce emission by up to 24%, research shows

Finland-based cleantech firm Norsepower has partnered with NAPA, a provider of maritime software, services, and data analysis, to demonstrate the combined benefits of using their technology solutions, Norsepower’s rotor sail and NAPA’s Voyage Optimisation.

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Pulling The Wind – Science Behind Rotor Sails Explained

325,000-ton super-large ore carrier

As a new type of propulsion device, the rotor sail can adjust the speed according to the wind direction at any time and make full use of the wind force; compared with the traditional sail, the rotor sail occupies a small deck space, is not affected by severe wind conditions, and has the greatest effect on the lateral wind. obvious.

In recent years, due to the advantages of maritime transportation cost and volume, maritime transportation has become an important way of global trade, but at the...

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Is this the right sail solution for cruise ships?

Rotor sails, tilting rotors, hard sails: There are a lot of wind-assisted propulsion solutions out there.

French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique thinks that Solid Sail, developed in its long running Ecorizon R&D program, is the best one for large vessels, and in particular cruise ships. Now Bureau Veritas has granted the Solid Sail solution an Approval in Principle (AiP).

Solid Sail is a 1,200-square-meter rigid sail made of composite panels assembled together, which was developed...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/is-this-the-right-sail-solution-for-cruise-ships/