Ship&Offshore | Issue 05/2023
Wind assistance for bulker on long-term charter
Antwerp-based NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) NV (NBAtlantic), an NYK Group subsidiary, is to install a Ventofoil wind-assisted propulsion unit on board a bulk carrier fixed on a long-term charter to Cargill International SA, Switzerland. This is the first time that a unit of this type has been installed on a NYK Group ship. The Ventofoil, from Econowind BV, a Netherlands-based wingsail producer, will reduce the bulk carrier’s fuel consumption and cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Together, NBAtlantic and the ship’s charterer will collect data on fuel savings, together with details of prevailing meteorological and ocean conditions....