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...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 2, 2021 | News, Ship design, WASP
Marine technology consultants Cape Horn Engineering will help design the first EcoClipper ship. This innovative ship concept has been created by a group of visionaries to help reduce global emissions and to create a greener, shipping industry. Concentrating on the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 23, 2021 | News, WASP
MARIN and ABS have kicked off the WiSP2 Joint Industry Project to help facilitate the broad uptake of wind propulsion as an important tool to decarbonise shipping. The aim is to prove the level of fuel savings ship owners can expect, enabling them to make informed...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 11, 2021 | News, WASP
Another company will conduct research with eConowind’s Ventifoils. Schram Shipping has ordered two 16-metre-tall wind-assist units from the company. By the end of 2021, they will be retrofitted on the 89.9 x14 metres, 5097 DWT general cargo vessel MV Anna, built...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 8, 2021 | News, Ship design, WASP
Japan-based Namura Shipbuilding and operator NS United Kaiun Kaisha have partnered in a joint research project to develop a wind-powered system for a 183,000-DWT Capesize bulk carrier. Namura has applied for a patent on a sail system in which extending sails are...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 1, 2021 | News, Ship design, WASP
ClassNK has given an approval in principle to Eco Marine’s Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy solution. It concerns an advanced integrated system of rigid sails, marine-grade solar panels, energy storage modules, charging system and marine computers that allow the...
