bound4blue and Amasus Shipping have completed the installation of a 22 m suction sail on the general cargo vessel Fluvius Tavy at Astander Shipyard in Santander, Spain.
It is the second time the companies have worked together; in 2023 a pair of 17 m eSAILs were fitted aboard Amasus’ Eems Traveller – the first of their kind equipped to a general cargo vessel. Since then, the DNV type approved technology has also been retrofitted to vessels operated by other owners such as Odfjell, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Eastern Pacific Shipping.
“This installation is particularly noteworthy as it is the largest suction sail ever fitted to a general cargo vessel and, following a previous installation on the Eems Traveller, a very clear endorsement of the value Amasus sees in our technology. We’re delighted to help forward-thinking owners and partners, like Amasus, turn their sustainability ambitions into profitable results,” said José Miguel Bermúdez, ceo and co-founder of bound4blue.
The retrofit was completed in a single visit to Astander, with all preparatory and installation work carried out within the vessel’s scheduled maintenance period. Structural and electrical adaptations were made to the deck to accommodate the sail’s foundations, after which the fully pre-commissioned unit, manufactured in Spain by Haizea-Tecnoaranda, was lifted into place in a streamlined, plug-and-play process.
Bermúdez added that the new sail is forecasted to deliver significant double-digit reductions in vessel fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
