Oceanbird completes installation and successful sea trial of its first onboard prototype
Sweden, July 2 -- Oceanbird, the joint venture created by Alfa Laval and Wallenius Lines, has reached another milestone in its mission to advance wind propulsion for the shipping industry. The company recently completed the installation of Wing560 - a 40-metre tall, 14-metre wide wing sail - on Wallenius Wilhelmsen's 230-metre car carrier, Tirranna. This marks Oceanbird's first onboard prototype, signifying not only a tangible entry into the market but also the opening of the car carrier segment to wind propulsion, enabled by Oceanbird's unique and stringent safety features and redundancies.In the first week of June, the design of Wing560 received a design certificate from DNV (Det Norske Veritas), a leading international classification soc...
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