Wind-Assisted Propulsion

VIDEO: Cargill-chartered NYK Group bulker retrofitted with VentoFoil suction sails

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...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/video-cargill-chartered-nyk-group-bulker-retrofitted-with-ventofoil-suction-sails/

Berge Bulk puts Anemoi rotor sails on a Valemax

Berge Bulk ship fitted with Anemoi rotor sails

Singapore-headquartered Berge Bulk reports that its 388,000 dwt Valemax ore carrier Berge Neblina is now en route to Brazil fitted with four Anemoi rotor sails. Each is 35 meters tall and has a 5 meters diameter. The rotor sails are integrated with a folding deployment system that allows them to lay flat to mitigate impact on air draft and cargo handling operations when in port.

By harnessing wind energy, Berge Neblina will be able to reduce the load on the main engine while maintaining speed,...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/berge-bulk-puts-anemoi-rotor-sails-on-a-valemax/

Cargill: Six months trial of WindWings produces predicted fuel savings

n its first six months in operation with wind assisted propulsion, the Cargill-chartered bulker Pyxis Ocean has achieved performance consistent with what was predicted, which is equivalent to an average of 3 tonnes of fuel per day.

VIDEO: Cargill-chartered Pyxis Ocean is first ship to sail with WindWings

Owned by Mitsubishi Corporation subsidiary MC Shipping, the 2017-built, 80,962 dwt bulker became the first ship to be fitted with BAR Technologies’ WindWings when it was retrofitted with two of...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/cargill-six-months-trial-of-windwings-produces-predicted-fuel-savings/

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/

VIDEO: Chemship retrofit is a wind-assisted propulsion world first

Ventofoil wing sail fitted to Chemship tanker

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...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/video-chemship-retrofit-is-a-wind-assisted-propulsion-world-first/

New wind-optimized Aquilo design promises dramatic fuel savings

Aquilo wind-optimized design

Turku, Finland, headquartered Deltamarin and WindWings developer BAR Technologies have unveiled a wind-optimized Aframax/LRIII hull design, the Aquilo, that promises to take the fuel savings delivered by wind assistance to a whole new level.

BAR Technologies WindWings were in the news last year with two impressive retrofits. Back in August, Pyxis Ocean, a 2017-built 80,962 dwt bulker chartered by Cargill, became the first ship to sail with WindWings after being retrofitted with two of the hard...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/new-wind-optimized-aquilo-design-promises-dramatic-fuel-savings/

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