Wind-assisted propulsion draws backing from EU and industry majors
Many technologies and propulsion solutions will play their role in bringing maritime transport to net-zero and automated wind-assisted propulsion is one of the pieces of the puzzle. bound4blue, a European technology developer of automated wind-assisted...Read more
Largest fixed suction sails to date installed on a general cargo vessel
A Dutch-flagged 2,850-dwt general cargo vessel Eems Traveller, owned by Amasus, is the next in line to be equipped with two eSAILs developed by bound4blue. The system, categorised as a suction sail, is based on the...Read more
bound4blue to install four suction sails on Marubeni-owned bulk carrier
Automated wind-assisted propulsion systems bound4blue has is set to test the waters within the bulk carrier market through an agreement with Marubeni’s unit MMSL PTE. bound4blue is set to install four suction sails in 2023/24...Read more
LDA reducing fleet’s carbon footprint with bound4blue eSAILs
The ambition to decarbonise its fleet has seen the French shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) partner with a Spanish company bound4blue to install three suction sails on one of its vessels. The collaboration between the...Read more