New "Sailing" Cargo Ship on maiden voyage - Pyxis Ocean

[Uwek]

Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail​

A cargo ship fitted with giant, rigid British-designed sails has set out on its maiden voyage.
Shipping firm Cargill, which has chartered the vessel, hopes the technology will help the industry chart a course towards a greener future.
The WindWings sails are designed to cut fuel consumption and therefore shipping's carbon footprint.
It is estimated the industry is responsible for about 2.1% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
The Pyxis Ocean's maiden journey, from China to Brazil, will provide the first real-world test of the WindWings - and an opportunity to assess whether a return to the traditional way of propelling ships could be the way forward for moving cargo at sea.
Folded down when the ship is in port, the wings are opened out when it is in open water. They stand 123ft (37.5m) tall and are built of the same material as wind turbines, to make them durable.

Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail

Inventors hope maiden voyage will help usher in new era of greener shipping.

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WATCH: Cargill-chartered Pyxis Ocean sets sails with WindWings set to save 3 tonnes of fuel a day

Pyxis Ocean, a Kamsarmax vessel owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and chartered by Cargill, has been fitted with two WindWings, a pioneering technology developed by BAR Technologies and produced by Yara Marine Technologies. WindWings is an advanced wind-assisted propulsion and route optimization...

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Pyxis Ocean - Wikipedia

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[Short John Bronze]

Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail​

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A cargo ship fitted with giant, rigid British-designed sails has set out on its maiden voyage.
Shipping firm Cargill, which has chartered the vessel, hopes the technology will help the industry chart a course towards a greener future.
The WindWings sails are designed to cut fuel consumption and therefore shipping's carbon footprint.
It is estimated the industry is responsible for about 2.1% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
The Pyxis Ocean's maiden journey, from China to Brazil, will provide the first real-world test of the WindWings - and an opportunity to assess whether a return to the traditional way of propelling ships could be the way forward for moving cargo at sea.
Folded down when the ship is in port, the wings are opened out when it is in open water. They stand 123ft (37.5m) tall and are built of the same material as wind turbines, to make them durable.

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Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail

Inventors hope maiden voyage will help usher in new era of greener shipping.

www.bbc.com

WATCH: Cargill-chartered Pyxis Ocean sets sails with WindWings set to save 3 tonnes of fuel a day

Pyxis Ocean, a Kamsarmax vessel owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and chartered by Cargill, has been fitted with two WindWings, a pioneering technology developed by BAR Technologies and produced by Yara Marine Technologies. WindWings is an advanced wind-assisted propulsion and route optimization...

www.offshore-energy.biz

Pyxis Ocean - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Great: no ratlines. Which kit maker will be first with a model?

 

[pebbleworm]

It looks like these sails are pretty easy to adjust. One of the big drawbacks to earlier efforts, like the 100 year old Flettner Rotorship was that the ship had to be SAILED, not just pointed in the right direction and given the gas. And the recent kite assist systems required hands on deck to rig them. These apparently can be controlled completely from the bridge. Profit margins on ocean shipping can be wafer thin until your (huge) fixed costs are covered. Not having to pay for fuel is one of the main reasons sail lingered on for low value cargo. I was pretty bummed as a kid when I finally figured out just what the five masted "Nitrate Barques" were carrying... Could be interesting!

 

[Uwek]

Interesting to see, that these windwings (no sails) are not installed in the center axis of the vessel but both on one side

I am sure an aditional challenge for the engineers in construction and maybe also for the helmsman

It will be interesting to see, if such ideas will change the shipping

 

[Norgale]

I heard on the radio news that initial tests of this ship produced16 knots of speed which is good but didn't hear any figures on fuel savings.

 

[Uwek]

 

[Uwek]

The first voyages are already behind the Pyxis Ocean

here a video showing her in Polnad

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/05/1200788439/wind-power-cargo-ships-carbon-emissions

Also the Berge Olympus will be refitted with such sails

Frachter bekommt Flügel – "Berge Olympus" wird mit vier WindWings ausgerüstet

Derzeit bewegt sich der Frachter "Berge Olympus" nur mit seinem Diesel voran. Auf das Schiff werden vier Segel-Flügel installiert. Das WindWing-System soll die Emissionen bei Schiffen massiv verringern.

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Berge Bulk to install wind propulsion tech on newcastlemax bulker - Splash247

James Marshall-led Berge Bulk will equip its 2018-built newcastlemax bulker with BAR Technologies’ wind propulsion technology WindWings. The Singapore-based company, which owns and manages a fleet of over 80 vessels, has agreed with BARTech and Yara Marine Technologies to retrofit the 210,000...

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[Norgale]

What a great idea. It would be amazing if we returned to more sail in the future for big ships.