by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 30, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion, Shipping, WASP
Berge Bulk will equip its 210 DWT Newcastlemax bulker Berge Olympus with four BAR Tech WindWings of Yara Marine Technologies. The solid wing sails will measure up to 50 metres in height and will be capable of reducing CO2 emissions by up to thirty per cent through a...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 28, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, WASP
The Canopée was launched today, 28 June, at the Partner Stoczina shipyard in Szczecin, Poland. Dutch Neptune Maritime Projects won the contract to build the sailing cargo ship, which will transport Ariane 6 rockets, in January 2021. The 121-metre-long ship will be...
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,...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 28, 2022 | Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, SWZ|Maritime, WASP
The end of May is traditionally the period that the various national shipbuilding associations announce their results from the previous year. Our editor Gerrit de Boer has compiled a detailed overview of the ships delivered last year with a map that shows where in the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 14, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Shipping, WASP
With its offer to investors to become co-owners of a future fleet of sailing cargo and passenger ships, the start-up EcoClipper has raised over 200,000 euros. The investment will be used for the first ship, the Tukker, which is currently undergoing a refit, and the...
