The latest ship to be retrofitted with the state-of-the-art Norsepower Rotor Sails for cutting emissions is the Dietrich Oldendorff, a Post-Panamax (modern) bulk carrier operated by the German-based ...

Auxiliary wind propulsion systems provide Norsepower said it installed the world’s first tiltable Rotor Sails for SEA-CARGO, a logistics provider in the North Sea market. According the analysis ...

Global supplier of wind propulsion, Anemoi Marine, believes Rotor Sails - which are unique, tall cylindrical sails that can be installed on the deck of commercial vessels - offer an immediate and ...

Despite the urgent need to meet regulatory deadlines and the growing demand from cargo owners for sustainable supply chains, the sector is still grappling with the challenge of identifying definitive ...

Today’s sail systems are one of the most successful examples of how the latest technology can be used to harness natural sources of energy for clean transportation. One of these innovative approaches ...

Last year we detailed how Finland's Norsepower had rediscovered an engineering innovation from the 1920s called the rotorsail, which sees large cylinders installed atop big ships harness wind for ...

Two 30-meter tall Rotor Sails have been installed onboard the product tanker vessel Maersk Pelican targeting a reduction in fuel cost and associated emissions on typical global shipping routes of 7-10 ...

Stena Line has announced a partnership with Norsepower to equip a methanol hybrid RoRo vessel, Stena Connecta, with two Norsepower Rotor Sails. This initiative is part of Stena Line's commitment to ...

From towing kite propulsion to sails fitted with solar panels, modern engineers have been working hard to find ways to make our increasing reliance on big cargo shipping more energy efficient and ...

The Chinese company specialized in the development, design and production of composite materials products Lianyungang Zhongfu Lianzhong Composite Materials Group Co., Ltd. (Zhongfu Lianzhong), a ...

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We are undeniably using up what little remains of Earth's petroleum, and because of that, it's getting expensive. To reduce fuel costs, shipping companies are turning back to sailboats. Yes, seriously ...