Filter products: Wind-assisted propulsion

Anemoi Marine Technologies

Anemoi Rotor Sail

Flettner rotor sail

Composite rotor sails with fixed, rail or folding deployment for cargo-handling and air-draft clearance; the company cites 5-30% fuel and emission savings.

BAR Technologies

WindWings

Rigid multi-element wing sail

Patented three-element rigid wing sail in 37.5 m (750 m2) and 20-24 m (200-240 m2) sizes for large and smaller merchant ships.

bound4blue

eSAIL

Suction sail

Autonomous suction sail in three models, 3.5–6 m wide and 16–36 m high; the company claims fuel savings of up to 40%.

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

SolidSail rig

Rigid composite panel sail on tilting mast

Rigid composite panel sail on a 360° rotating carbon mast, 800–1,500 m² per rig; the 1500 version tilts up to 70°.

Econowind

VentoFoil

Suction wing (boundary-layer suction)

Non-rotating suction wing with vents and internal fans; available as flatrack, containerised base-frame or fixed installation. 3-Series has DNV type approval.

GT Wings

AirWing Jet Sail

Fan-assisted rigid wing sail

Rigid wing sail using powered airflow (Jet Sail technology) to produce high thrust from limited deck space and air draft.

Michelin WISAMO

WISAMO wing sail

Inflatable, telescopic wing sail

Automated inflatable wingsail on a self-supporting telescopic mast; S-WING 170 m², fully retractable; DNV AiP.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)

Wind Challenger

Telescopic rigid sail

Automatically controlled telescopic GFRP hard sail developed with Oshima Shipbuilding; first on Shofu Maru (2022).

Norsepower

Norsepower Rotor Sail

Flettner rotor sail

Automated rotor sails in five sizes (20x4 m to 35x5 m) with optional tilting foundation; the company cites 5-25% typical fuel savings.

Oceanbird

Oceanbird Wing 560

Telescopic/tiltable rigid wing sail

46 m tall rigid wing sail (about 40 x 14 m sail) that can be tilted and stowed for port and bridge clearance.

OCEANICWING

Seawing

Automated towing kite

Automated parafoil kite flown from the bow; the 300 m² prototype gives about 25 t theoretical towing force, and a 600 m² version targets about 50 t.

OceanWings

OceanWings wingsail

Automated rigid wingsail

Automated, reefable rigid composite wingsails of about 363 m² in fixed, tiltable, elevator and lowerable versions.

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.