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22 March, 2021 Ship design & newbulding, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

From drawing board to Oceanbird

The story of Oceanbird started over ten years ago with our road map to eliminate emissions from shipping, called the ZERO emission project. This timeline /../

18 February, 2021 Ship design & newbulding, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

First order of an Oceanbird vessel

Wallenius Wilhelmsen will be the first to order a vessel of the Oceanbird concept. At a live webcast, commented by the Prime Minister of Norway /../

25 January, 2021 Sustainability Wallenius Marine

Wallenius invests in hull cleaning in joint venture with Saab

A thin layer of biological growth on a vessel’s hull causes higher fuel consumption and may spread invasive species, which can collapse entire eco systems. /../

7 December, 2020 It & system support, Sustainability Wallenius Marine

How we saved 97 tonnes of CO2 and 2.1 million dollars

So far, we have saved 150 travels worth 2.1 million dollars by doing remote IT service. This way of working have also lead to a /../

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.