Tag: wind propulsion

The winners of the Nor-Shipping 2023 awards have been announced, with Swedish/Danish tanker operator Terntank, wind power pioneer AlfaWall Oceanbird and Bound4Blue Co-founder and COO Cristina Aleixendri Munoz taking the top prizes.

The Inmarsat and Thetius Decarbonization Toolkit report integrates decarbonization approaches while bringing insights and action steps together with real-world examples.

With decarbonisation technology front and centre at the IMO’s MEPC 80 in July, Rotor Sails are now proving a viable option for ship owners and managers looking to reduce their emissions and fuel consumption, argues Kim Diederichsen, Chief Executive Officer, Anemoi Marine Technologies.

Until the first quarter of 2023, there were 24 large ships installed with wind assist systems. This makes a total of 1.5 million deadweight tons of shipping with wind assist systems onboard. Within the following year, it is estimated that at least 49 vessels -equivalent to 3.3 million dwt- will be retrofitted with wind propulsion systems.

During the 2023 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, Mr. Gavin Allwright, Secretary General, International Windship Association (IWSA), highlighted that wind propulsion has been extensively researched, tested, discussed, piloted and by some, dismissed throughout the last decade.

Enova has provided Skarv Shipping Solutions with a grant of NOK 130 million to acquire three low-emission cargo ships operating along the Norwegian coast.

Shipping is racing to comply with stringent emissions regulations and targets. Faced with multiple ‘fuels of the future’ and the associated spectre of stranded assets, the industry is overlooking a sustainable solution that should, quite literally, blow them away, says Diane Gilpin, CEO of Smart Green Shipping.

Capital Ship Management Corp. (Capital) took delivery last week of the newbuilding vessels Atrotos and Anikitos, two 50,000 dwt, eco-type chemical/product MR tankers, built by Hyundai Vietnam Shipyard. 

Ocean Network Express (ONE) decided to install two containerized wind assist units on one of their operated container feeder ships before the end of 2023.

Zephyrus Marine announced yesterday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mirai Ships, Ad Hoc and SHIFT to build the Zephyrus Zero Carbon Offshore wind service vessel.