Wind is an underutilized resource that has the potential to steer the notoriously dirty shipping industry toward a greener ...

Much larger ships than the Grain de Sail II are also experimenting with using wind power to move goods. Some ships, like the ...

A cargo ship fitted with giant ... "It's a shame, I'd love to build in the UK," he told the BBC. Experts say wind power is a promising area to explore, as the shipping industry tries to reduce ...

Its wing sails are one of the designs that can be used to harness wind power for large ships. Other design types include rotor sails (which look like vertical cylinders) and kite sails.

Retrofitting giant, rigid sails to a cargo ship ... have powered boats for millennia - but the type of sails trialled on the Pyxis Ocean are different to those normally seen on wind-powered ...

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Discover the revolutionary Seawing kite system, a game-changer in maritime travel. Designed to tow massive cargo ships weighing up to 165,000 tons, this 5,400-square-foot French innovation reduces ...

Playing a part in leading this change is TOWT (Transport Á La Voile), whose wind-powered cargo ships are revolutionising the transportation of goods across the seas. Recently, their largest wind- ...

The Sohar Max, a large tanker ship, was recently retrofitted with rotor sails to reduce fuel use and carbon emissions. The shipping industry is facing regulatory pressure to reduce emissions, and ...

and the Swedish Transportation Administration to design a new type of cargo ship that's far more ecologically friendly than the diesel-powered vessels on the seas today. The result of that ...