Topic
Wind assisted propulsion
Every Vessel Hunter story on Wind assisted propulsion: 4 stories, from 27 August 2026 to 7 September 2026. Newest: "Horizontal Turbines in Containers Begin Sea Trials on an Iceland Feeder". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Horizontal Turbines in Containers Begin Sea Trials on an Iceland Feeder
Sea trials have begun on a hybrid wind and solar system fitted to the 909 TEU containership Helgafell, using horizontally mounted turbines packaged inside shipping containers.
Maersk Puts a Single 35-Metre Rotor Sail on an 8,700 teu Container Ship
Maersk is taking wind-assisted propulsion into its container fleet for the first time, with a single 5-metre by 35-metre fixed rotor to be tested on North and South Atlantic routes.
Ultramax Maria Topic Begins Sea Trials with Wingsail and Solar Retrofit
The 60,155-dwt bulker Maria Topic is crossing the Pacific testing a tiltable rigid wingsail and solar panels fitted under the EU-funded WHISPER project.
First Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier Enters Sea Trials With Twin 49m Sails
A 174,000 cu m LNG carrier fitted with two telescopic hard sails has entered sea trials, the first commercial application of wind-assisted propulsion on a gas carrier.
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