Union Maritime says it is leading the global shipping industry into a new era of wind propulsion. The environmental benefits of using wind propulsion are hardly a secret, and BAR Technologies has been shouting about the economic benefits of its WindWings since December last year when John Cooper, BAR’s CEO, told MIN he was “absolutely […]
BAR Technologies’ WindWings added to cargo ships can save 32 per cent energy, says a new report. The performance of BAR Technologies’ WindWings has been validated by DNV. In an interim report, DNV found that when sailing in favourable conditions the two WindWings installed on the MV Pyxis Ocean, a Kamsarmax bulk carrier under management […]
For the second time this year a ship has grounded at the mouth of Port of Silloth. The vessel, 89.88m cargo ship Bremen, under the flag of Cyprus, left Klaipeda in Lithuania on 2 May 2024. The incident occurred at 12:10 am on 8 May. Bremen, owned by the Baltic Shipping Company, is the second […]
GT Green Technologies, in collaboration with Carisbrooke Shipping and The University of Bristol, believes it’s set to revolutionise commercial shipping with its groundbreaking wind propulsion solution, AirWing. The project has been awarded a substantial £3.7m grant to install a 20-metre AirWing unit on a Carisbrooke Shipping vessel in the UK. The grant is from the […]
BAR Technologies is about to announce further new-build contracts for its 37.5 metre WindWings, the technology which it says allows cargo and other ships to cut fuel consumption by 1.5 tonnes per 24 hour time periods. Plus, it is now talking about making smaller wings (at 20m) for coastal and lake shipping, and redesigning accommodation […]
bound4blue has installed two eSAILs on Dutch flagged Eems Traveller, a general cargo vessel owned by Amasus. The eSAIL system, categorised as a suction sail, is based on the use of a thick aerodynamic profile and smart suction to increase the propulsive efficiency, resulting in a system that produces seven times more lift than an […]
Footage has emerged of the dramatic moment a truck falls onto the main deck of car carrier Zambales. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @crane.rasool informativo_maritimo says that “inside the trunk of the truck was a tank truck heavier than the truck carrying it,” and makes the assumption that “soon there was […]
De Tukker, the first ship operated by Dutch sustainable shipping company Ecoclipper, has set sail on the firm’s maiden voyage — 111 years after it was constructed. The classic vessel is far from a typical cargo ship. Following a refit and sea trials, De Tukker, which was built in 1912 and saw life as a […]
Portsmouth-based BAR Technologies, and green maritime technology provider, Yara Marine Technologies, have announced that the ‘first cut’ of the steelwork that will form the first production run of BAR’s WindWings has been completed. During the first half of 2023, two WindWings will be installed on MC Shipping-owned vessel the Pyxis Ocean, and four WindWings will […]
The latest installations of wind propulsion technology on large commercial vessels have tipped the amount of cargo that can be transported on vessels that make use of wind as a renewable energy source over the one million tonnes of deadweight (DWT) milestone. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in equipping vessels […]
A cargo ship captain, dubbed Captain Coke, has been charged after allegedly smuggling $128m worth of cocaine into Western Australia. He was arrested onboard Interlink Veracity after authorities seized 320 kilograms of cocaine on May 15. Two other men have been arrested. It’s alleged they collected the plastic wrapped drugs from the ocean after the […]