Meet Orcelle Wind – a RoRo vessel of the Oceanbird concept
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced that they intend to order a vessel of the Oceanbird concept. At a live webcast, commented by the Prime Minister of…
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The Oceanbird model sails using wind power
The students at KTH have done their part of the project – to build an Oceanbird model that sails with wind as primary energy source….
Swedish minister wants to see “an armada of wind ships”
“Oceanbird is a prime example of innovations that we really need” says Per Bolund, Sweden’s Minister for Financial Markets and spokesperson for the Swedish…
Steady course through the waves
Powered by wind, it is important that the vessels of the Oceanbird concept will perform well at the windy sea. Watch when a five-metre…
First wing on deck
KTH have tested the seven meter long Oceanbird model with one wing on deck, in open water. Their focus was on the wing structure and…
Let’s talk about the wings
The Oceanbird concept is like no other cargo vessel. Mostly because of its 80 metres high wings, which gives the ship enough power to transport,…