Topic: Boomsma Shipping

Wind assisted ship propulsion puts the sail back into sailing

Decarbonisation of shipping is one of the greatest maritime challenges and the demand for low carbon solutions is growing. The European research project Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) investigates how wind propulsion technology and, thus,...Read more

08-04-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

More auxiliary wind propulsion systems find their way to the market

Wind-assisted ship propulsion seems to be gaining momentum. 2021 has kicked off with Norsepower installing its first tiltable Rotor Sail on a ro/ro vessel and Boomsma’s Frisian Sea sailing off with two eConowind VentiFoils. In...Read more

25-01-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Boomsma orders VentiFoil wind-assisted propulsion with Flatracks

Boomsma Shipping has contracted eConowind to install two of their wind-assist VentiFoil units on one of Boomsma’s vessels. New with these units is the Flatrack from which they unfold and which offers the flexibility of...Read more

01-04-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk