Yara to offer wind-assisted propulsion solutions
Yara Marine Technologies
to design and implement wind-assisted propulsion for the shipping industry.
Under the agreement, Yara Marine will offer WindWings in its portfolio to ship owners and manage the value chain of procurement, construction, installation, service, and training. This will include WindWings for the first commercial retrofit to a Cargill vessel, expected for delivery in 2022. BAR Tech will retain the obligation to continue to innovate and establish additional WindWings offerings. Related Article Posted: 5 months ago
As the maritime industry looks to cut emissions in line with the IMO targets for 2030 and 2050, wind propulsion solutions such as solid wing sails have the potential to offer up to 30% in fuel efficiency savings, according to BAR Technologies.
BAR Technologies and Yara Marine Technologies reach exclusive agreement to design and implement wind-assisted propulsion for the global shipping industry. Solid wing sails will offer the shipping industry up to 30% in fuel efficiency savings.
19 April, 2021 – BAR Technologies (BARTech), an innovative simulation-driven marine engineering consultancy, has entered into a partnership agreement with Yara Marine Technologies (Yara), front-runner in the development and implementation of emission-reduction technologies in the maritime sector. The product will now be known as the BARTech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies (WindWings).
Yara Marine will offer WindWings in its portfolio to ship owners globally and manage the value chain of procurement, construction, installation, service and training for the WindWings in global locations, ensuring ready availability of the technology to meet the needs of the shipping industry worldwide. This will include WindWings for the first commercia
Using ships to transport goods contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions, with about 940 million tons of carbon dioxide being released every year. In Europe, maritime shipping is responsible for about 13% of all transport emissions. Shipbuilding itself consumes energy and produces waste at the end of a ship’s life with only some parts of a vessel repurposed.
‘(Ships) are taken to scrapping facilities, most of them in Africa or Asia,’ said Alfonso Jurado Fuentes, head of research and development at TSI, an engineering company specialised in marine activities in Madrid, Spain. ‘Many of these materials are extremely degraded and useless but some of them are used as an important source of raw materials on these continents.’
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Ocean Technologies Group Spotlights Competency
Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) is putting the spotlight on competency management with a series of initiatives to help ship operators and owners choose the right options for their crews and fleets.
OTG’s learning brands have a wealth of experience in both the design and implementation of Competency Management Systems (CMS) and in developing industry recognized competency standards. In the coming weeks OTG will be sharing the insights and experience of its in-house experts, partners and customers using social media posts, blogs, editorial and free workshops.
It will also be issuing a series of competency packs comprising of specific proficiencies across key competency areas that can be used to help build and assess seafarer knowledge, skills and behaviours.