bound4blue has received Type Approval Design Certification (TADC) from DNV for its Model 3-24 eSAIL, its largest and most powerful installed suction sail. bound4blue’s Model 3 range is designed for larger vessels, with units ranging from 24 metres to 36 metres in height. The Model 3-24 is the first of the new design to be installed, with two units fitted on the DNV-classed Klaveness Combination Carriers newbuild MV Baltazar in April. According to bound4blue, the system’s expanded sail surface area and optimised aerodynamic profile maximises lift generation to help achieve greater fuel savings. José Miguel Bermúdez, CEO and co-founder of […]

Anemoi Marine Technologies has announced that it has concluded a joint development project (JDP) with industry partners that integrates its rotor sails into the design of a medium-range (MR) tanker. In a statement sent to ship.energy today (9 June), Anemoi said that the design was developed with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) and ship operator Hafnia, and classification society DNV has now issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design. The completed concept uses an EX-rated version of Anemoi’s 5x35m folding rotor sail, which meets the explosion safety requirements for equipment in the hazardous areas on product tanker decks. Working […]

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has informed ship.energy that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with K Shipbuilding, bound4blue and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) to jointly develop a 50,000 dwt MR tanker incorporating wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS). As part of the agreement signed today (4 June) during Posidonia in Athens, the partners will carry out technical and regulatory evaluation of the design, including assessments against the latest class rules and IMO requirements. The tanker design will incorporate bound4blue’s eSAIL technology, which is based on suction sail principles. LR said it will provide technical assurance, design appraisal […]