Wind Propulsion Automated Kite System in Action
France-based wind propulsion company Airseas has issued the first pictures and video footage of its automated kite system Seawing in flight during ongoing transatlantic sea trials.
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96 Tons of Waste Gathered from North Pacific Gyre
Ocean Voyages Institute’s (OVI) sailing cargo ship, SV Kwai, has returned to the port of Honolulu after completing the second leg of OVI’s 2022 expedition.
Read moreCo-Inventor of Suction Sail Joins bound4blue
Bertrand Charrier has joined bound4blue. Alongside Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Lucien Malavard, he invented the suction sail in the 1980s.
Read moreDNV Approves DSME Rotor Sail System Concept
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received an approval in principle (AiP) from DNV for the DSME Rotor Sail System, an eco-friendly ship technology applicable to large oil tankers and LNG carriers. The rotor sail system incorporates the installation of cylindrical columns (rotors) on the ship’s deck to generate additional power to propel the ship by using the force
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