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Maersk Selects Anemoi Rotor Sails for 8,700 TEU Container Ship

A.P. Moller – Maersk has chosen Anemoi Marine Technologies to install a wind-assisted rotor sail system on an 8,700 TEU container vessel.

Maersk Selects Anemoi Rotor Sails for 8,700 TEU Container Ship
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Danish carrier A.P. Moller – Maersk has selected British wind-propulsion specialist Anemoi Marine Technologies to supply a Rotor Sail system for an 8,700 TEU container vessel in the Maersk Lima class.

The deployment is intended to support the shipping group with operational efficiency improvements while reducing carbon emissions across its fleet.

The agreement represents a world-first application of Anemoi wind-propulsion technology on a commercial container vessel.

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Anemoi Marine Technologies and Maersk to deliver world first as rotor sails set for container shipping

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