Oldendorff to use Norsepower’s rotor sails on vessel

German bulk carrier company Oldendorff has become the latest ship operator to embrace a resurgence in wind propulsion technology with a contract with Norsepower to fit three rotor sails to one of its vessels. Oldendorff will fit the 24m x 4m rotors to the Dietrich Oldendorff to create fuel savings and reduce emissions by assisting

Tufton’s company installs Anemoi Rotor Sails to save 10% of fuel & emissions

Installation of Rotor Sails on TR Lady, an 82 000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carrier, was completed in Chengxi Shipyard, China, in June 2023. TR Lady is owned by TR Lady Shipping Ltd, a portfolio company of Tufton Investment Management Ltd and is on a time charter with Cargill. The vessel was retrofitted with three 5

Rotor sails are credible option to tackle climate challenge

Wind propulsion is set to be front and centre at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) 80th Session of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) in July, which will examine the readiness and availability of low and zero-carbon technologies to reduce the shipping sector’s impact on global emissions and speed up global decarbonisation efforts.