February 14, 2005 A Hamburg-based company has developed a sailing propulsion system that can be retrofitted to almost all large ships, enabling us to reharness the enormous energy potential of the ...

A French ro-ro ship will be the first commercial vessel to trial a novel wind-assisted propulsion system designed to curb emissions from shipping Airseas said it has installed its Seawing system on ...

The eco-friendly kite boat can move at up to 18 miles an hour, with all the electronics inside operating on solar power. The eco-friendly kite boat can move at up to 18 miles an hour, with all the ...

Classification society ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) for the Seawing system, an automated wind-powered kite capable of towing commercial ships and improving a vessel's fuel ...

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