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Cosco-Anemoi, rotor sail alliance

The future is blowing in the wind

by Port News Editorial Staff

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industries has formed a partnership  with a rotor sail supplier to promote the use of the technology on newly built ships or during refitting.

Anemoi Marine Technologies, based in the UK, will provide the shipbuilding company with a complete service package, ranging from project analysis, design and engineering activities, custom manufacturing, installation and inspection activities.

The rotor sail technology, a modernized version of the Flettner rotor, a rotating cylinder that uses the Magnus effect to harness wind energy, will reduce harmful emissions by up to 30%.

CSHI Deputy General Manager Guo Zhiqiang said  they were  delighted  to be working with Anemoi Marine Technologies and had been  impressed by its solution, which could  be combined with a number of other fuel-saving measures.

Translation by Giles Foster

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