Rotor sails
Anemoi Marine Technologies
London-based supplier of Flettner rotor sails with fixed, rail and folding deployment systems for bulk carriers, tankers and other merchant ships.
Wind-assisted propulsion
13 companies
Wind-assisted propulsion: rotor sails, rigid and suction wings, kites and soft sails.
Filter companies: Wind-assisted propulsion
Rigid wing sails
BAR Technologies
Portsmouth-based marine engineering firm that designs WindWings rigid wing sails for bulkers, tankers and other large merchant ships.
Suction wings
bound4blue
Spanish developer of the eSAIL autonomous suction sail for wind-assisted propulsion of tankers, bulkers and other ships.
Rigid wing sails
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Saint-Nazaire shipbuilder of cruise and naval ships that developed the SolidSail rigid-panel sail rig for wind-assisted propulsion.
Suction wings
Econowind
Dutch developer of VentoFoil suction wings for wind-assisted ship propulsion, in containerised, flatrack and fixed versions.
Rigid wing sails
GT Wings
UK developer of the AirWing Jet Sail, a compact fan-assisted rigid wind propulsion unit for ships with limited deck space and air draft.
Soft & inflatable sails
Michelin WISAMO
Michelin's wind-propulsion unit, developing the WISAMO automated inflatable wingsail on a retractable telescopic mast.
Rigid wing sails
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)
Japanese shipping group that developed the Wind Challenger telescopic hard-sail system with Oshima Shipbuilding.
Rotor sails
Norsepower
Helsinki-based supplier of automated Flettner rotor sails in five sizes, with tilting foundations and AI-based Sentient Control.
Rigid wing sails
Oceanbird
Alfa Laval-Wallenius joint venture in Sweden developing the Wing 560 tiltable rigid wing sail for PCTCs, tankers and bulkers.
Kites
OCEANICWING
K Line subsidiary developing Seawing, an automated towing kite for wind-assisted propulsion of large merchant ships.
Rigid wing sails
OceanWings
Paris-based maker of automated rigid wingsails (formerly AYRO), with fixed, tiltable, elevator and lowerable versions of about 363 m².
Rigid wing sails
Smart Green Shipping
Glasgow-based developer of the FastRig retractable rigid wingsail and FastRoute weather-routing software for bulkers and tankers.