{"id":24031,"date":"2026-01-28T19:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=24031"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:02:17","slug":"anemoi-completes-installation-of-four-folding-rotor-sails-on-newcastlemax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=24031","title":{"rendered":"Anemoi Completes Installation Of Four Folding Rotor Sails On Newcastlemax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Anemoi Completes Installation Of Four Folding Rotor Sails On Newcastlemax<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi-300x157.jpg?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anemoi Completes Installation Of Four Folding Rotor Sails On Newcastlemax\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-right:10px;width:150px; height:150px;float:left;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1883576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1883576\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1883576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi.jpg?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"Anemoi\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anemoi-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1883576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credits: ANEMOI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Berge Bulk and Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd (Anemoi) have successfully completed the installation of four folding Rotor Sails, 5 meters in diameter and 35 meters in height, on Berge Bulk\u2019s 208,000 DWT Newcastlemax vessel Berge Meru, marking the company\u2019s second Rotor Sail project with Anemoi.<\/p>\n<p>The installation was carried out at Yiu Lian Dockyards, China, in December 2025 and the vessel has now completed its first voyage to Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>The Rotor Sails, supplied by Anemoi, are designed to harness wind power to provide auxiliary propulsion, reducing fuel consumption and associated emissions during voyages.<\/p>\n<p>This project follows the delivery of four 5x35m Anemoi Rotor Sails on Berge Neblina, a Berge Bulk Valemax, in June 2024, the first vessel in Berge Bulk\u2019s fleet to be equipped with Anemoi\u2019s Rotor Sail technology.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1390253175402899%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=380&amp;t=0\" width=\"380\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The installation on Berge Meru draws on the operational experience gained from that earlier installation, together with ongoing in-service performance observations, contributing to confidence in the technology and aligning with Berge Bulk\u2019s continued focus on practical, scalable decarbonisation measures.<\/p>\n<p>The folding Rotor Sails can be lowered when required, allowing flexibility for port operations and air-draught restrictions while maintaining performance at sea, but the Rotor Sails do not need to be lowered in extreme weather, they will stop generating thrust when simply switched off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to complete our second project with Berge Bulk, bringing large-scale folding Rotor Sails to another vessel. Berge Meru demonstrates how wind propulsion can be integrated into commercial bulk carriers in a practical and operationally flexible way. We value Berge Bulk\u2019s continued confidence in our technology.\u201d- Clare Urmston, CEO of Anemoi<\/p>\n<p><em>Press Release<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/anemoi-completes-installation-of-four-folding-rotor-sails-on-newcastlemax\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=anemoi-completes-installation-of-four-folding-rotor-sails-on-newcastlemax\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anemoi Completes Installation Of Four Folding Rotor Sails On Newcastlemax Image Credits: ANEMOI Berge Bulk and Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd (Anemoi) have successfully completed the installation of four folding Rotor Sails, 5 meters in diameter and 35 meters in height, on Berge Bulk\u2019s 208,000 DWT Newcastlemax vessel Berge Meru, marking the company\u2019s second Rotor Sail [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-24031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24031"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}