{"id":6362,"date":"2025-03-19T20:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=6362"},"modified":"2025-03-19T20:01:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:01:52","slug":"stena-line-to-add-norsepower-rotor-sails-to-new-newmax-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=6362","title":{"rendered":"Stena Line to add Norsepower rotor sails to new NewMax duo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Stena Line to add Norsepower rotor sails to new NewMax duo<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Making a pair of green newbuilds even greener, Sweden\u2019s Stena Line is to add Norsepower rotor sails to the two methanol-hybrid NewMax RO\/ROs it is building for its Belfast-Heysham Irish Sea freight route (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/stena-to-deploy-newmax-methanol-hybrid-duo-on-irish-sea-route\/\">see earlier story<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"G8oJGpde6D\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/stena-to-deploy-newmax-methanol-hybrid-duo-on-irish-sea-route\/\">Stena to deploy NewMax methanol-hybrid duo on Irish Sea route<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cStena to deploy NewMax methanol-hybrid duo on Irish Sea route\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/stena-to-deploy-newmax-methanol-hybrid-duo-on-irish-sea-route\/embed\/#?secret=NV4bs2O4Pk#?secret=G8oJGpde6D\" data-secret=\"G8oJGpde6D\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Adding 80% capacity on the route in response to increasing customer demand, each of the two new 147-meter vessels has been designed to maximize freight volumes and will provide 2,800 lane meters of capacity. They will each be equipped to carry 12 passengers and 26 crew.<\/p>\n<p>Now, under a new agreement with Norsepower, the first of the two, S<em>tena Connecta<\/em>, will be fitted with two 28 x 4 meter rotor sails. The vessel is being built by Jinling Weihai Shipyard in China and is scheduled for delivery to Stena Line from Stena RoRo in fourth quarter 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The sister vessel in the same series, <em>Stena Futura<\/em>, is being delivered \u201crotor sail ready,\u201d further demonstrating Stena Line\u2019s commitment to wind propulsion.<\/p>\n<p>Stena Line says that the <a href=\"https:\/\/stenaline.com\/about-us\/route-network\/belfast-heysham\/\">Belfast-Heysham route i<\/a>s very favorable to wind assisted propulsion (WAPS) and that the decision to add the rotor sails is a step in its goal to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 30%  by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Stena Line says its collaboration with Norsepower \u201chighlights the convergence of two industry leaders, both committed to innovation and sustainability.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to work with Stena Line, a company that has consistently led the way in sustainable shipping innovation,\u201d said Heikki P\u00f6ntynen, CEO of Norsepower. \u201cThis partnership underscores the reliability and quality of Norsepower\u2019s products, as well as its alignment with Stena Line\u2019s forward-thinking goals to cut CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To minimize environmental impact during the project\u2019s execution phase, the rotor sails will be manufactured at Norsepower\u2019s new production facility in Yancheng, China, and delivered directly to the shipyard.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/stena-line-to-add-norsepower-rotor-sails-to-new-newmax-duo\/\">Stena Line to add Norsepower rotor sails to new NewMax duo<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/stena-line-to-add-norsepower-rotor-sails-to-new-newmax-duo\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=stena-line-to-add-norsepower-rotor-sails-to-new-newmax-duo\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stena Line to add Norsepower rotor sails to new NewMax duo Making a pair of green newbuilds even greener, Sweden\u2019s Stena Line is to add Norsepower rotor sails to the two methanol-hybrid NewMax RO\/ROs it is building for its Belfast-Heysham Irish Sea freight route (see earlier story). 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