Dezeen | Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship charts course for greener shipping @dezeen | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
A Mitsubishi Corporation cargo ship has embarked on its first wind-powered voyage after being retrofitted with two rigid 37.5-metre-tall sails, in what could mark a crucial step towards decarbonising the maritime industry.

The Pyxis Ocean freighter, which can carry close to 81,000 tonnes of cargo, set sail from Singapore on Monday.

Now, the ship is making its way to Brazil using steel and fibreglass WindWings, created by engineering firm BAR Technologies and Norwegian company Yara Marine Technologies.

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