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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Plans Wind-Powered Vehicle Carrier
Shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced plans to build a vehicle carrier propelled primarily by wind power.
The company plans to have a design ready for its concept, the Orcelle Wind, to work with a shipyard by mid-2022, and have it in operation by 2025, it said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.
The ship -- based on the Oceanbird concept announced in September -- will have the capacity to carry 7,000 vehicles at 10-12 knots under sail, with the ability to increase that speed with a conventional engine. The design aims for 90% emissions reduction compared with a conventional vehicle carrier.
"We have the advantage of size and we have world-class customers, partners and employees," Craig Jasienski, CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen, said in the statement.
"It will take the dedicated collaboration of all to make such a bold initiative as the Orcelle Wind succeed.
"More than just evaluating the concept, we are committed to making this a success."
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