UK-based Carisbrooke Shipping is preparing to install a prototype GT Wings AirWing aboard one of its Vectis multipurpose vessels.
The fuel-saving mechanism is manufactured in the UK by KS Composites and A2O Manufacturing. The feather configuration of the wing will reduce drag whilst its suction and blowing technology produces thrust enables up to 35 percent fuel-saving.
The vessel will be deployed on voyages between Northern Europe and Canada. A video of the system can be seen below.
UK-based Carisbrooke Shipping has successfully installed its first AirWing wind propulsion system, which is set to undergo sea trials.
Carisbrooke Shipping, based in the Isle of Wight, UK, received a cash injection of around EUR26 million (USD27.3 million) from KfW IPEX-Bank of Germany that will go towards fleet renewal.
Jumbo Maritime has installed two mechanical sails, econowind ventofolis, to heavy lift vessel Jumbo Jubilee, with the latest wind-assisted ship propulsion solution designed to boost fuel efficiency and reduce carbon.
United European Car Carriers (UECC) reduced well-to-wake CO₂ emissions by more than 107,000 tonnes in 2024, a 70 percent increase on the 2023 reduction of over 63,000 tonnes, driven in a large part by its Sail for Change programme.
BBC Chartering has marked a milestone in its LakerMax newbuild programme with the inaugural transit of the BBC Houston through the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System as it delivered a full shipload of wind turbine blades to Erie, Pennsylvania.
Sarens PSG and Haventus, an energy transition facilities provider, have developed an ‘on-land to launch’ approach to accelerate floating offshore wind (FLOW) development out of Ardersier port, Scotland.
