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Oceanbird lands first commercial wing sail order

Oceanbird lands first commercial wing sail order

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 25, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion, WASP

Oceanbird, the joint venture between Alfa Laval and Wallenius Lines, has secured its first official sale. An undisclosed shipowner has placed an order for two Oceanbird Wing 560 wing sails that are contracted for a retrofit installation in Europe in early 2027. This...
VIDEO: AiP for wing sails of wind-powered Oceanbird concept

VIDEO: AiP for wing sails of wind-powered Oceanbird concept

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 4, 2023 | Classification/inspection, Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, WASP

The first wing sail from Oceanbird, Wing 560, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV. According to Niclas Dahl, Managing Director Oceanbird, it is one of the first stiff wing sails that will tilt in hard winds as a safety feature. The...
VIDEO: AiP for wing sails of wind-powered Oceanbird concept

VIDEO: Oceanbird gears up for testing of Wings

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 22, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Maritime research, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping, WASP

In a next step towards realising the wind-powered vessel concept Oceanbird, a prototype of its Wing is currently undergoing tests in a wind tunnel. Later this year, there will be land-based testing of a full-scale version of the rig before retrofitting a vessel with...
First Oceanbird type wind-powered vessel wins EU funding

First Oceanbird type wind-powered vessel wins EU funding

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 17, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping, WASP

Wallenius Wilhelmsen and project partners have secured a Horizon Europe funding totalling EUR 9 million to support building a RoRo sailing vessel of the Oceanbird type. Over the next five years, all aspects of planning, building, and operating a wind-powered vessel,...
Knud E. Hansen signs up for world’s first wind-powered RoRo vessel Orcelle Wind

Knud E. Hansen signs up for world’s first wind-powered RoRo vessel Orcelle Wind

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 28, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Maritime research, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipping, WASP

Building on the Oceanbird concept developed by Wallenius Marine, Wallenius Wilhelmsen is currently taking the concept forward and creating the detailed design of the vessel’s features. Knud E. Hansen has now joined the project as naval architects. The Swedish,...
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