Filter products: Efficiency & wind

Schneekluth Hydrodynamik

Schneekluth Wake Equalizing Duct (WED)

Wake equalizing duct (pre-duct)

Pair of foil-profiled half-ring ducts ahead of the propeller that even out inflow; the company claims up to 12% fuel and 50% vibration reduction.

Silverstream Technologies

Silverstream System

Air lubrication system

Microbubble air carpet under the flat bottom; 5–10% net fuel savings claimed; newbuild or ~10-day retrofit.

Smart Green Shipping

FastRig

Retractable wing sail

Lightweight, autonomous, stowable rigid wingsail for retrofit on bulkers and tankers; validated in 2024–25 sea trials.

Smart Green Shipping

FastRoute

Weather routing software

Route-optimisation software that plans voyages to make the most of FastRig wind propulsion.

Smart Green Shipping

FastReach

Wingsail leasing & performance guarantee

Leasing model for FastRig with performance guarantees and maintenance included.

Van der Velden Marine Systems

Van der Velden rudder systems

High-performance rudders

Flap, fishtail, flanking and energy-saving rudders for inland, seagoing, dredging and fishing vessels; Barke reaches a combined 100-degree angle.

Van der Velden Marine Systems

Van der Velden steering gear

Hydraulic steering gear

Hydraulic steering systems for single-screw twin-rudder (2DWK) and four-rudder (4DWKK) inland vessels, class-approved.

Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä EnergoFlow

Pre-swirl stator

Pre-swirl stator fins ahead of the propeller; about 2–7% savings, project-specific.

Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä EnergoProFin

Propeller boss cap fins

Boss cap fins recovering hub-vortex energy; about 2% typical savings, up to 5%.

Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä EnergoPac

Integrated rudder-propeller

Propeller and rudder with bulb designed as one unit; about 2–9% power savings at trial speed.