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MOL to build world’s first wind assisted LNG carrier MOL to build world’s first wind assisted LNG carrier

An LNG carrier under construction at Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje Shipyard will be delivered with MOL’s hard sail wind assisted propulsion system.

Sep 13, 2024

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Norsepower Rotor Sails approved for vessel hazardous zones Norsepower Rotor Sails approved for vessel hazardous zones

Sep 6, 2024

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bound4blue’s eSAIL gets full DNV type approval bound4blue’s eSAIL gets full DNV type approval

Sep 4, 2024

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norsepower rotor sails

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WAPS technology needs reliable assurance: LR WAPS technology needs reliable assurance: LR

byPaul Bartlett

Aug 21, 2024

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MOL Camellia Dream

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Capesize bulker gets world-first rotor sails Capesize bulker gets world-first rotor sails

Aug 20, 2024

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LNG CARRIER WITH WIND PROPULSION

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World first approval for LNG carrier with wind propulsion World first approval for LNG carrier with wind propulsion

byMichele Labrut

Aug 5, 2024

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Amasus - Eems Traveller

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Regulations and shipowner experience driving wind power adoption

Regulations and shipowner experience driving wind power adoption

NYK NBA Magritte VentFoil

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Cargill-chartered NYK bulker gets wind power upgrade

Cargill-chartered NYK bulker gets wind power upgrade

UML Norsepower

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Four Union Maritime newbuilds to get Norsepower wind propulsion

Four Union Maritime newbuilds to get Norsepower wind propulsion

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New Kamsarmax design to slash GHG emissions by 40-50%

New Kamsarmax design to slash GHG emissions by 40-50%

byPaul Bartlett

Union Maritime BAR press release image

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Wind assisted power spreads its wings

Wind assisted power spreads its wings

byNick Savvides

OceanWings Vessels CGI

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AYRO rebrands as OceanWings

AYRO rebrands as OceanWings

Shofu Maru MOL

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MOL targets 80 wind propulsion installations by 2035

MOL targets 80 wind propulsion installations by 2035

byMichele Labrut

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Spain’s Marflet Marine to install bound4blue eSAILs

Spain’s Marflet Marine to install bound4blue eSAILs

byPaul Bartlett

A still of the user interface of Groke situation awareness technology

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Bar Technologies to collaborate with Groke Technologies on autonomous navigation

Bar Technologies to collaborate with Groke Technologies on autonomous navigation

byPaul Bartlett

Kim Diederichsen, CEO of Anemoi Technologies

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Regulatory compliance driving wind propulsion demand

Regulatory compliance driving wind propulsion demand

wind propulsion panel

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Wind propulsion – ‘there has never been a better time’

Wind propulsion – ‘there has never been a better time’

WindWings on Union Maritime tanker

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Union Maritime to set sail with WindWings on tanker newbuild pair

Union Maritime to set sail with WindWings on tanker newbuild pair

byNick Savvides

EPS signing Ceremony with bound4blue

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Eastern Pacific Shipping taking wind propulsion plunge on chemical tanker

Eastern Pacific Shipping taking wind propulsion plunge on chemical tanker

byPaul Bartlett

Niels Grotz CEO of Chemship

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Chemship retrofits world’s first wind-assisted chemical tanker

Chemship retrofits world’s first wind-assisted chemical tanker

byPaul Bartlett

A render of the LDA Airbus vessels with Norsepower Rotor Sails installed

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Norsepower lands largest wind rotor order for Airbus vessels

Norsepower lands largest wind rotor order for Airbus vessels

byMichele Labrut

A mock up of Dietrrich Oldendorff with Rotor Sails installed.

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Oldendorff to fit rotor sails to bulker

Oldendorff to fit rotor sails to bulker

bound4blue eSAIL on multipurpose newbuilding

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bound4blue lands first wind propulsion deal for a newbuilding

bound4blue lands first wind propulsion deal for a newbuilding

byPaul Bartlett

BAR CMtech sign WindWings agreement

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BAR Technologies ramps up WindWings production with China Merchants

BAR Technologies ramps up WindWings production with China Merchants

byPaul Bartlett

Isle of Man Ship Registry Singapore Representative Capt Raja Ray, right, with Gurpreet Sandhu of Berge Bulk

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Sail renaissance takes to the seas but reaches for the skies

Sail renaissance takes to the seas but reaches for the skies

byNick Savvides

Louis Dreyfus and CSSC vessel contract signing

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Louis Dreyfus Armateurs orders three wind-assisted ro-ros at Wuchang Shipbuilding

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs orders three wind-assisted ro-ros at Wuchang Shipbuilding

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WAPS likely to become a standard feature of future ship designs

WAPS likely to become a standard feature of future ship designs

bySeatrade Maritime

Neoliner steel cutting ceremony

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First steel cut for Neoliner sail-propelled ro-ro

First steel cut for Neoliner sail-propelled ro-ro

byPaul Bartlett

Pyxis Ocean with Windwings rigid sails

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Back to the future with wind assistance

Back to the future with wind assistance

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Podcast: In Conversation with Tuomas Riski CEO of Norsepower

Podcast: In Conversation with Tuomas Riski CEO of Norsepower

Pyxis Ocean with Windwings rigid sails

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Cargill chartered bulker sails out of China with WindWings

Cargill chartered bulker sails out of China with WindWings

byNick Savvides

Econowind1 NYK bulker

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NYK to install first wind-assisted propulsion system on a bulker

NYK to install first wind-assisted propulsion system on a bulker

VDS Ankie at sea with wind assist propulsion installed

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WASP project ends as winds blow fair

WASP project ends as winds blow fair

byPaul Bartlett

Representatives of the JDP companies stand with their AiP certificates in front of a projected power point slide on a stage with Nor Shipping branding

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BV approves wind propulsion for VLCC and LNG carriers

BV approves wind propulsion for VLCC and LNG carriers

The 3,600 dwt general cargo vessel MV Ankie with the eConowind Ventifoil wind assist system.

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Shipping has opportunity to move into pole position in decarbonisation race

Shipping has opportunity to move into pole position in decarbonisation race

byPeter Shaw-Smith

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