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MOL to build second bulk carrier with hard sail system

MOL to build second bulk carrier with hard sail system

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 11, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping, WASP

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) plans to equip a second bulk carrier with the Wind Challenger hard sail system, which harnesses the power of wind to propel the vessel. MOL Group company MOL Drybulk will operate the vessel, which will transport wood pellets for Enviva Inc....
Econowind to supply wind-assist installations to Vertom

Econowind to supply wind-assist installations to Vertom

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 24, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion, Shipping, WASP

Netherlands-based Econowind will install wind-assist VentiFoil units on multiple Vertom vessels by the end of 2022. These will be retrofitted on the general cargo vessels MV Progress and MV Perfect, making it the first fleet order for Econowind. Econowind will install...
MOL designed hard sail system to be installed on bulk carrier

MOL designed hard sail system to be installed on bulk carrier

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 8, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship propulsion, WASP

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding have completed the hard sail system jointly developed under the “Wind Challenger” project at the Oshima shipyard. The hard sail will be installed on a bulk carrier currently under construction at Oshima Shipbuilding...
Wind propulsion – How can we apply it with maximum performance?

Wind propulsion – How can we apply it with maximum performance?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 4, 2021 | News, Ship design, WASP

Upcoming regulations seem to boost the introduction of wind propulsion. Yet, applying this technology on board ships and making the most of it still require a lot of work. Senior project manager Rogier Eggers discusses the research projects taking place at MARIN and...
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...
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