London, 26th February 2025: With the number of ships using direct wind energy for propulsion increasing at a rate of knots, perceptions of wind propulsion technology are seemingly changing in…
From the International Windship Association (IWSA) regarding a submission of a wind propulsion white paper made to the upcoming 81st IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC81) that delivers a detailed baseline…
London – June 26, 2023: The winners and runner up entries to the “Wind Ship – the Future” youth poster design contest have been chosen by a panel of top…
IMO grants IWSA Consultative Status International Maritime Organisation Grants the International Windship Association Consultative Status London, 01 February 2022 The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has formally confirmed that the International…
Driving the Decade of Wind Propulsion International Windship Association spearheads a coordinated initiative to accelerate shipping decarbonisation The campaign is designed to accelerate the adoption of hybrid alternative propulsion methods,…
Wind Propulsion & Shipping Decarbonisation Events & Presentations From the Secretary International Windship Association (IWSA): Dear All, As you have probably seen, we have had a lot of wind propulsion…
Southern Spars Rises to the Decarbonisation Challenge and Joins the International Windship Association Gosport, UK, 26 January 2021 As momentum grows to deliver commercial wind propulsion technology solutions both as…
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) joins the International Windship Association (IWSA) Copenhagen, 14 January, 2021 ABS has announced today that it has joined the International Windship Association (IWSA), the not-for-profit…
Charting a Course for the Future at the International Wind Propulsion Forum A tail wind is strengthening in the industry when it comes to decarbonisation, with an increasing number of…
Becker Marine Systems joins growing Wind Propulsion family of technologies with WingSail project Hamburg, March 2020 Becker Marine Systems has announced today it is joining the growing International Windship Association…
IMO MEPC submission – Info document on Wind Propulsion From Gavin Allwright, Secretary of International Windship Association (IWSA) Dear All, I would like to draw your attention to an IMO…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. joins the International Windship Association TOKYO – October 14, 2019: On the back of the recent AIP approval for the Wind Challenger, wind-assisted vessel design by…
Bureau Veritas joins the International Windship Association PARIS – July 15, 2019: The decarbonisation drive is gearing up to be the defining issue faced by the shipping sector in the…
Hellenic American Maritime Forum, Day 2: Addressing industry’s key issues to stay ahead of compliance The second day of the inaugural Hellenic American Maritime Forum was successfully concluded on Thursday 30rd of May, at Megaron…
There has been a significant trend developing around wind propulsion technologies over the last 12 months and with potential fuel savings of 10-30% for retrofit installations and up to 50%…
The World Wind Energy Association and International Windship Association unite to promote uptake of wind technology in shipping BONN, GERMANY – November 2, 2017: The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)…
In Costa Rica’s ecologically friendly corridor, a young cargo shipping company is seeking investors beginning June 1st, 2017. The Sociedad Anónima Ceiba restricted its early-bird share sales to affiliated individuals…
Organic coffee transported between continents by wind, the sailing cargo ship the Avontuur will arrive in Bremen, Germany on Earth Day 2017 signalling a foundational shift towards a truly sustainable…