Norsepower, the leading provider of wind propulsion systems, and Norwegian shipowner Berge Rederi have signed a deal to equip two cutting-edge general cargo carriers with Norsepower Rotor Sails™. These newbuild vessels, designed by Marine Design and Consulting AS (MDC) and constructed by Jiangsu SOHO Marine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., will be delivered with the rotor...
Three Norsepower Rotor Sails™ (NPRS) have been successfully installed and commissioned onboard the 100,449dwt Post Panamax bulk carrier Chinook Oldendorff (ex. Dietrich Oldendorff). In a joint operation coordinated between Norsepower engineers and CSSC Chengxi Shipyard in China, the vessel was able to set sail just a day after the commissioning work was completed to pick...
Norsepower opens world’s first dedicated rotor sail factory in Dafeng, China, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable maritime innovation. The site will have a production capacity of 100 units per year. Shanghai, Helsinki, November 26, 2024 — Norsepower, the global leader in wind-assisted propulsion for the maritime industry and pioneer of the rotor sail market, is...
November 20, 2024, Helsinki, Finland: Wind propulsion leader Norsepower and esteemed shipping company IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (IINO LINES) have completed the installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails™️ (NPRS) on the Oceanus Aurora, a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) chartered by Borealis, a leading provider of advanced and sustainable polyolefins solutions. In Europe, Borealis is...
September 5th 2024, Helsinki, Finland: Norsepower, the global leader in mechanical sails, and DNV, the world’s leading classification society, have set another industry milestone with the Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) award for the explosion-proof (EX) version of the Norsepower Rotor Sail™ (NPRS™) 28m x 4m. As the first-ever approval for a Wind Assisted Propulsion...