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Independent tests confirm Norsepower Rotor Sail savings on Viking Grace
Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading provider of low maintenance, software operated, data verified auxiliary renewable wind energy propulsion systems, today announced that independent test results showed that …
Viking Grace installs rotor sail for wind-assisted propulsion
The LNG-fuelled ferry is the first passenger ship in the world equipped with a rotor sail for wind-assisted propulsion.
Viking Line has installed a rotor sail on the LNG-fuelled Viking Grace (see also …
Wärtsilä to provide optimised maintenance for a complete fuel gas handling system for Viking Grace
The technology group Wärtsilä and Viking Line, a Finnish ferry company, have signed an Optimised Maintenance agreement for the Wärtsilä LNGPac system onboard passenger ferry Viking Grace (see …
Viking Grace transforms into a sailing ship on 12 April (Video)
Viking Line starts collaboration with the winds of the Baltic Sea. The M/S Viking Grace is the first passenger ship in the world equipped with a rotor sail for the utilisation of wind power. Developed by the Finnish …
Viking Line is renewing both vessels travelling along its Turku route
Viking Line continues renewing its fleet. Both Viking Grace and Amorella, which travel between Turku and Stockholm, will be taken out of service briefly during January–February. Viking Grace returned to service on …
Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution To Be Installed Onboard Viking Line Cruise Ferry Vessel
Deal heralds the world’s first LNG/wind electric propulsion hybrid ship
Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading provider of low maintenance, software operated, and data verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems, today …
Environmental pioneer Viking Grace marks 1,000 LNG bunkerings
From the very beginning, the M/S Viking Grace – delivered in January 2013 – was an environmental milestone. The vessel attracted global attention as an environmental pioneer by being the first large …