North Sea Region Adds a New Wind-Assist Rotor Installed Vessel to the Fleet
During the docking of the MS Annika Braren, part of the Rörd Braren fleet, at the SEC shipyard in Leer, Germany, a wind rotor from the Leer based Eco-Flettner company was successfully installed on the one year old vessel.
The new rotor system is designated as type “EF 18”, it is 18 meters high and has a diameter of three meters and is installed on the bow of the 86-meter-long. 5,035DWT multi-purpose freighter along with it’s weather station and automated operating system. The ground work and foundation plate for the 27 ton rotor system were installed back in Q4, 2020 now followed by the installation and testing of the rotor itself after some understandable delays due to the Covid situation. The EF18 rotor is delivered with a Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) from the classification society DNV. Twelve working days are planned for installation and commissioning of the rotor.
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Cargo Ship With Two Econowind Ventifoils Wind-Assisted Propulsion Units Makes Maiden Voyage
January 27, 2021
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Some eight months after signing the contract COVID-style, Boomsma Shipping has now installed its first two eConowind VentiFoil wind-assisted propulsion units. Even with the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, both companies worked closely together to manage the installation during a port call in Harlingen.
The Dutch-flagged MV Frisian Sea, a 6477dwt general cargo vessel has made its maiden voyage to Vasteras, Sweden with the VentiFoils in operation, during which eConowind has been conducting the start-up tests. The coming month will be used to optimize the system and operations and
Boomsma Cargo Ship Equipped With Wind Propulsion Units
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Boomsma Shipping announced its general cargo vessel Frisian Sea has been fitted with wind-assisted propulsion units to help reduce the ship s fuel usage and emissions as the shipping industry continues work to reduce its environmental footprint.
“We believe it is necessary and very important to meet sustainability challenges to reduce our environmental footprint. Together with the IMO decarbonization goals for 2050 we want to do our part to reduce our fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as soon as possible,” said Johan Boomsma, co-owner of Boomsma Shipping BV.