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26 November, 2020 Ship design & newbulding, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

KTH succeeded: 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 /../

12 November, 2020 Ship design & newbulding, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

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 /../

3 November, 2020 Ship design & newbulding, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

Steady course through the waves

Powered by wind, it is important that Oceanbird will perform well at the windy sea. Watch when a five-metre model of Oceanbird were exposed /../

21 October, 2020 It & system support, Technical management Wallenius Marine

Don’t let business interfere with the crew’s social life

Social sustainability in shipping have never been more important, when crew changes are difficult to achieve. Separate networks makes it possible for the crew to /../

15 October, 2020 About us, Ship design & newbulding, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

First wing on deck

KTH have tested the seven meter Oceanbird model with one wing on deck, in open water. Their focus was on the wing structure and keeping the rest as simple as possible, preparing for the big test in November.

7 October, 2020 Ship design & newbulding, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

Let’s talk about the wings

Oceanbird is like no other cargo vessel. Mostly because of its 80 metres high wings, which gives the ship enough power to transport 7,000 cars across the ocean.

17 September, 2020 Ship design & newbulding, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

Introducing Oceanbird

Last week, Wallenius Marine revealed the new design for the wind powered ship Oceanbird. At a digital press conference, journalists got a pre-view of the /../

10 August, 2020 Sustainability, Uncategorized Wallenius Marine

Knowledge is the foundation of sustainable development

Wallenius Marine is sponsoring Ms. Hnin Oo Wai, a student at the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö.

1 June, 2020 Ship design & newbulding, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

Watch the sea trial of Oceanbird model

The sun was shining over the eleven naval design students from KTH, when they put the Oceanbird model in water. This first sea trial /../

14 May, 2020 Ship design & newbulding, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

Testing the hull of Oceanbird

Computer simulations can take us quite far but not all the way. The team that are designing wind powered vessels, needed a boat in /../