Marine Insight’s Post

Late to the game, this article is from March 2024. But stumbling across it excited me today. Tell me more about wind-powered marine technology, please. Link: [Cargo ship sails with wind power using WindWings technology](https://lnkd.in/eAi2jitJ)

Technology Innovation #cargill The ship, named Pyxis Ocean was fitted with two WindWings sails in August 2023 and sailed across the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. During a six-month test, Chief executive John Cooper of BAR Technologies, the sail developer, reported the Pyxis Ocean's fuel savings. After sailing globally for six months, Cargill, revealed the findings. The Pyxis Ocean saved an average of 3 tons of fuel each day. In favorable weather, it demonstrated potential savings of over 11 tons daily. WindWings sails, towering at 37.5 meters, are installed on the Pyxis Ocean, taking minimal space. The sails operate automatically, requiring only crew intervention to adjust them for added power. #cargoship #emmis #gasemissions #sea #PyxisOcean #oceantransport

The ship, named Pyxis Ocean was fitted with two WindWings sails in August 2023 and sailed across the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. During a six-month test, Chief executive John Cooper of BAR Technologies, the sail developer, reported the Pyxis Ocean's fuel savings. After sailing globally for six months, Cargill, revealed the findings. The Pyxis Ocean saved an average of 3 tons of fuel each day. In favorable weather, it demonstrated potential savings of over 11 tons daily. WindWings sails, towering at 37.5 meters, are installed on the Pyxis Ocean, taking minimal space. The sails operate automatically, requiring only crew intervention to adjust them for added power. #cargoship #emmis #gasemissions #sea #PyxisOcean

The ship, named Pyxis Ocean was fitted with two WindWings sails in August 2023 and sailed across the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. During a six-month test, Chief executive John Cooper of BAR Technologies, the sail developer, reported the Pyxis Ocean's fuel savings. After sailing globally for six months, Cargill, revealed the findings. The Pyxis Ocean saved an average of 3 tons of fuel each day. In favorable weather, it demonstrated potential savings of over 11 tons daily. WindWings sails, towering at 37.5 meters, are installed on the Pyxis Ocean, taking minimal space. The sails operate automatically, requiring only crew intervention to adjust them for added power. #cargoship #emmis #gasemissions #sea #PyxisOcean

The ship, named Pyxis Ocean was fitted with two Wind Wings sails in August 2023 and sailed across the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. During a six-month test, Chief executive John Cooper of BAR Technologies, the sail developer, reported the Pyxis Ocean's fuel savings. After sailing globally for six months, Cargill, revealed the findings. The Pyxis Ocean saved an average of 3 tons of fuel each day. In favorable weather, it demonstrated potential savings of over 11 tons daily. WindWings sails, towering at 37.5 meters, are installed on the Pyxis Ocean, taking minimal space. The sails operate automatically, requiring only crew intervention to adjust them for added power. #cargoship #emissions #maritime #ocean #sustainability #sustainabletransportation

Dramatic video of a collision and hashtag hashtag #LNG fuel tank rupture off Queensland, hashtag hashtag #Australia. While maneuvering to anchor at Hay Point on July 16, the LNG-fuel equipped bulk carrier HL Eco reportedly suffered a main engine propulsion issue resulting in a loss of control and its collision with the anchored YM Serenity. The danger here is not only LNG igntion, but also a boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion (BLEVE). When cold LNG (-163C) contacts hot surfaces or warm seawater, it very rapidly boils, vapourises and its volume expands by 600 times. This is very dangerous and can result in serious structural damage, and a large flammable vapour cloud around the ships. #MaritimeIndustry #Shipping #MarineTechnology #MaritimeInnovation #OceanTransportation #PortsAndTerminals #MarineEngineering #MaritimeLogistics #MaritimeTrade #NavalArchitecture #Seafarers #MaritimeSafety #Oceanography #MaritimeLaw #MarineEnvironment #MaritimeEducation #MaritimeHistory #Shipbuilding #PassionForTheSea

Over the past week, disturbing videos of maritime accidents have surfaced, highlighting the risks and vulnerabilities in our industry. The recent incidents at Ningbo Port and Colombo Port, which occurred within the last four days, have disrupted to some extent global supply chains and had far-reaching repercussions. While maritime systems often work around the clock to recover from such incidents and restore operations, some accidents can have devastating and long-lasting consequences. #MaritimeIndustry #Shipping #Logistics #SupplyChain #MaritimeSafety

Greener Future for Cargo Ships is under trial. The ship, named Pyxis Ocean was fitted with two WindWings sails in August 2023 and sailed across the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. During a six-month test, Chief executive John Cooper of BAR Technologies, the sail developer, reported the Pyxis Ocean's fuel savings. After sailing globally for six months, Cargill, revealed the findings. The Pyxis Ocean saved an average of 3 tons of fuel each day. In favorable weather, it demonstrated potential savings of over 11 tons daily. WindWings sails, towering at 37.5 meters, are installed on the Pyxis Ocean, taking minimal space. The sails operate automatically, requiring only crew intervention to adjust them for added power. #greenenergy #netzero #cargoship #emmis #gasemissions #sea #PyxisOcean

This is a cool visualization for how some of the the next-gen navigation products from the International Hydrographic Organization’s S-100 ecosystem will work together to increase navigation safety and efficiency.

Let’s welcome the Team of Airseas with their indefatigable courageous efforts and determination to implement the ecological auxiliary power generation. That’s not only about our wish to see our industry leaving a greener footprint, there are also requirements to catch up on the limits of 2°C global warming set by the Paris Agreements of 2015. And IMO aims to cut by 50% the #ghgemissions by 2050, to reduce the carbon intensity of international shipping by at least 40% in 2030 compared to 2008. Kite systems are said to be 2-5 times more efficient than other wind propulsion systems (#FlettnerRotors, deck-mounted #sails (#verticalaerofoils): small heeling moment, not much of deck space required, vessel's loading capacity almost not affected, etc. Presumably saving 5-15% (or more, in the future, depending on route, conditions, kite size, etc.) of fuel. And thus, reducing the greenhouse gas emission. To what extent the Airseas SeaWing is different and/or more advanced from previous attempts (e.g. mv 'Beluga SkySail' (Beluga Logística , Beluga Projects (Norway) AS, SkySails Group))? BTW, how does the AirSeas SeaWing system work? Is that just about wind tractive force? Is there a generator inside the winch, which produces electricity while the thether unwinds from the winch? Would be happy if Airseas share some details. I reckon there’s some difficulties which slow down the process: that’s Shipowners who make investments, but that’s Shippers/Charterers who pay for the fuel. So, most Owners (except for visionary industry leaders such as Stena Bulk Stena AB Concordia Maritime Stena Teknik who works purposefully to drive development in a #sustainable direction) appear to be reluctant to install quite expensive new technology. Nevertheless I believe Shipowners have been observing the developments in this field attentively, but unfortunately not many of them are in the first line to try it. Therefore, that’s especially gratifying to hear that AirSeas has a reliable biz partner "K" line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd).   Let’s wish the Team of Airseas best of luck in their endevours! Spread your wings and fly! #decarbonisation #SmartGreenShipping #sustainability