Category: suction sails
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VIDEO: World’s largest suction sails installed on juice tanker
VIDEO: World’s largest suction sails installed on juice tanker Spanish-headquartered wind-assisted propulsion system innovator bound4blue reports that the world’s largest suction sails have now been installed on the Louis Dreyfus Company-chartered juice tanker M/V Atlantic Orchard. Louis Dreyfus Company to install four eSAILs on juice vessel The four 26-meter high eSAILs were fitted in a…
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Econowind names Chiel de Leeuw its new CCO
Econowind names Chiel de Leeuw its new CCO With wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) being installed on an ever increasing number and range of ships, Zeewolde, Netherlands-headquartered VentoFoil suction sail pioneer Econowind has named Chiel de Leeuw as chief commercial officer (CCO), effective December 1, 2024. He comes to the company with a track record…
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Maersk Tankers places world’s largest yet suction sail order
Maersk Tankers places world’s largest yet suction sail order In what will be the world’s largest deployment of suction sales to date, Maersk Tankers is to fit bound4blue eSAILs on five of its MR vessels, Each of the five tankers will be fitted with four 26-meter eSAILs, bringing Barcelona-headquartered bound4blue its largest wind assisted propulsion…