Anemoi completes Rotor Sail retrofit on ore carrier

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Anemoi Marine Technologies has undertaken the retrofit installation of its Rotor Sail technology on board U-Ming’s 'Grand Pioneer'

Anemoi Marine Technologies has undertaken the retrofit installation of its Rotor Sail technology onboard U-Ming’s Grand Pioneer, a 325,000dwt ore carrier, at COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard.

The four 35m-tall, 5m-diameter Rotor Sails were delivered fully assembled and dynamically balanced from Anemoi’s production base on the Yangtze River and transported by barge to COSCO Zhoushan shipyard. The sails were lifted directly onto the deck and then secured in place. For this installation, it took one and a half days to lift and fix the Rotor Sails in position onboard, with a further five days for commissioning and testing all four Rotor Sails and folding systems.

Following completion of the installation, Grand Pioneer will resume service between Brazil and China under a long-term charter with Brazilian mining company Vale. The vessel is projected to achieve annual fuel and emissions reductions of approximately 10–12% on average as a result of the retrofit.

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