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Norsepower Installs Five Tilting Rotor Sails on Vale Bulker
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday May 14, 2021 Wind propulsion company
Vale. The sails are likely to save the vessel up to 8% of its fuel consumption, Norsepower said in a statement on its website on Thursday. The ship, a very large ore carrier (VLOC), is under construction in
China for Pan Ocean Ship Management. The five tilting Rotor Sails will allow Vale to maintain flexible cargo operations while also saving fuel and emissions,
Tuomas Riski, CEO of Norsepower, said in the statement. Installing our Rotor Sails on the first VLOC demonstrates that our technology is adaptable across varied operational profiles and vessel types.