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Enkhuizen Nautical College Sets Course for Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion and Sustainable Shipping
01 December 2020Enkhuizen, 30 November 2020
The ‘Enkhuizen Nautical College’, founded in 1978, is the only nautical college in Europe where the focus lies on teaching students to navigate vessels under sail. Regul…
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Publication in the Naval Architect magazine: Rotor sails: putting a new spin on shipping?
20 November 202011 November 2020
In early March, an interview study with shipowners, technology providers and the crew of a rotor ship was performed to investigate the impact of wind propulsion on operations an…
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The Winds of Decarbonisation are Strengthening: Tharsis Sea-River Shipping, signs contract with eConowind and NG shipyard for new Wind-Assist Installation
05 November 202005 November 2020 Delfzijl, Netherlands
Even with the current restrictions and challenges that face the shipping industry with the pandemic and the latest low oil prices, wind-assisted propulsion s…
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Dutch Article in NMT Magazine (summer 2020): Het gaat het WASP-project voor de wind
15 September 2020NMT magazine is the association magazine of and for companies in the maritime manufacturing industry.
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Ferry Operator & Passengers are Moved by the Wind
07 September 2020Press release 19 August 2020
Ferry Operator & Passengers are Moved by the Wind
Passengers aboard the Scandlines ferry, the MV Copenhagen have been getting a little extra experience for th…
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Newsletter - June 2020
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Norsepower Rotor Sail installation completed on Scandlines ferry in just hours
26 May 202026 May 2020
Large 30m tall Rotor Sail, fitted in the port of Rostock overnight, will reduce emissions by an estimated 4-5 percent.
Scandlines, a market leader in green ferry operation, and No…
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Transportation of the rotor sail for the Scandlines hybrid ferry “Copenhagen”
24 April 2020The still unassembled rotor sail for the Scandlines hybrid ferry “Copenhagen”, which operates between Rostock (Germany) and Gedser (Denmark), experienced its first journey on the Baltic Sea during th…
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Come along on a wind-assist ride aboard Van Dam Shipping's MV Ankie and the newly installed ventifoil system from eConowind
24 April 2020The 3,600 DWT general cargo vessel MV Ankie, made its first voyage with the two wings installed, sailing for Wagenborg from Delfzijl to Hamburg, onwards to Norway and back to Rotterdam. With this aux…
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