Cargill Shares Outcome of the World’s First Wind-Powered Ocean Vessel’s Maiden Voyage

GENEVA, March 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Cargill today revealed exciting results of the six-month test period of the Pyxis Ocean, underscoring the potential for the wind assisted propulsion technology in moving the shipping industry toward renewable energy use. The MC Shipping Kamsarmax vessel retrofitted with two WindWings^® -large solid wind sails developed by BAR Technologies – – has achieved performance consistent with what was predicted which is equivalent to an average of 3 tonnes of fuel per day.

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