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VIDEO: Oceanbird gears up for testing of Wings

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,...
Wallenius and Alfa Laval in joint venture to realise wind-powered Oceanbird

Wallenius and Alfa Laval in joint venture to realise wind-powered Oceanbird

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 2, 2021 | News, Ship design, WASP

The Oceanbird car carrier concept started as a vision to achieve emission-free shipping. A fifty-fifty joint venture between Wallenius and Alfa Laval seeks to make it a reality. AlfaWall Oceanbird will focus on the development and realisation of technology for fully...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen takes nine vessels out of cold layup

Wallenius Wilhelmsen takes nine vessels out of cold layup

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 7, 2021 | News

Wallenius Wilhelmsen will reactivate up to nine of its sixteen vessels that are currently in cold lay-up. Reactivation will take place during the first quarter of 2021 and the reactivated vessels will replace capacity currently sourced through short term charters. At...

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