Dutch wind-assisted ship propulsion specialist Econowind is moving into the deepsea market with the launch of its new 5-series VentoFoil, a larger steel suction wing system for oceangoing vessels.

If wind-assisted cargo ships chose routes based entirely on where the winds are better, their fuel use could be cut in half ...

Classification society ClassNK has granted approval in principle (AiP) for an ammonia-fuelled bulk carrier and a wind-assisted liquefied CO2 carrier. One AiP was granted for an ammonia-fuelled bulk ...

The vessel is under construction at the Geoje Shipyard of Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. and is scheduled for delivery in 2026. In August 2024, MOL obtained an approval in principle (AiP) by Nippon Kaiji ...

OceanWings has received a Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) from DNV, marking a major milestone in the industrial validation of the company’s automated wingsail propulsion system. The ...

Modern architecture and ocean liners are close cousins, if not immediate siblings. A revolution in one discipline tends to signal that change is coming for the other. In Towards a New Architecture, Le ...

OceanWings, a leader in the Wind Assisted Propulsion market, has officially received Approval in Principle (AIP) from DNV, one of the world’s leading classification societies, for its groundbreaking ...

Swire Bulk has begun talks to install a wind propulsion system on a vessel moving sustainable biomass. The Singapore-based ...

The LR2 tanker Monza has been delivered to Union Maritime, marking the third vessel in the company’s newbuild programme ...

A first-of-its-kind initiative, Mitsui O. S. K. Lines (MOL) of Japan and Chevron shipping company selected an LNG carrier to integrate Wind Challenger, a wind-assisted system on its new vessel. This ...

SAN RAMON, Calif. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of their ongoing commitment to lower the carbon intensity of their operations, Chevron Shipping Company LLC (Chevron), a subsidiary of Chevron U.S.A ...