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A Singapore-based subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, MMSL PTE. LTD., has signed an agreement to retrofit four suction sails on the Crimson Kingdom, with the Spanish wind-assisted propulsion developer bound4blue. The 26m-high eSAILs currently…

Carnival Corporation plans to expand its program for installation of air lubrication systems to a majority of the cruise line brands in its fleet through 2027.

Wavefoil, the Norwegian bow foil technology company, said its retractable bow foil solution offers considerable advantages for smaller vessels, and is targeting the workboat market.

The first vessel to be equipped with a hard sail wind power propulsion system developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding has commenced operation, MOL and Tohoku Electric Power have announced.

The amount of cargo that can be transported on vessels that make use of wind power now exceeds 1 million tonnes of deadweight (dwt).

The VLCC T300K-100 has been delivered by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) with two pairs of rigid wing sails developed by the yard.

DNV has awarded its first ever type approval of engine power limitation /shaft power limitation (EPL/ShaPoLi) functionality to Kongsberg Maritime (KM).

In a first of its kind for Korea, Korean Register (KR) has awarded design approval for Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI)’s latest rotor sail technology Hi-Rotor. 

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) has launched a new binary power generation system based on Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) plans to equip a second bulk carrier with the Wind Challenger hard sail system.

A UK-based company, Smart Green Shipping (SGS), launched a £5 million ($6.01m) research and development project on 28 July into the development of fully automated wing sail technology and digital routing software. 

A new collaboration between Silverstream Technologies, Mitsui & Co. Europe and subsidiary Orient Marine aims to promote decarbonisation within the Japanese shipbuilding market and encourage adoption of Silverstream’s air lubrication technology.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed a contract for three additional Seawing systems from Airseas SAS.