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Beluga Skysails maiden voyage a success! With video

We have been keeping a close eye on the progress of MV Beluga Skysail for you. This hybrid Prius-of-the-sea has traveled the 11,952 nautical miles from Germany to Venezuela, the United States and Norway quite successfully. The completion of her maiden voyage marks the beginning of what the company feels is a "a new chapter in the history of commercial shipping." And with a demonstrated ability to achieve a 20 percent fuel savings, who are we to argue? Not ones for resting upon laurels, the next phase of this pilot program is set to begin with ... Read more →

World's first kite-towed cargo vessel makes first commercial transport Sebastian Blanco

The kite-assisted cargo ships operated by MS Beluga SkySails are about to reach a milestone. For the first time, cargo is being commercially transported on one of these ships, according to a ...

Videos: Skysail debuts on world's first commercial merchant ship to use kite power Lascelles Linton

The Skysail, a giant kite used to help propel ships, has made its debut as you can see in the Reuters video above. MV Beluga Skysail is the world's first cargo ship to use the Skysail and the ship ...

Beluga Skysails maiden voyage a success! With video 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We have been keeping a close eye on the progress of MV Beluga Skysail for you. This hybrid Prius-of-the-sea has traveled the 11,952 nautical miles from Germany to Venezuela, the United States and Norway quite successfully. The completion of her maiden voyage marks the beginning of what the company ...

World's first kite-towed cargo vessel makes first commercial transport 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The kite-assisted cargo ships operated by MS Beluga SkySails are about to reach a milestone. For the first time, cargo is being commercially transported on one of these ships, according to a statement put out by the company. A SkySail ship left the German port of Bremen over the weekend on its way ...

Videos: Skysail debuts on world's first commercial merchant ship to use kite power 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Skysail, a giant kite used to help propel ships, has made its debut as you can see in the Reuters video above. MV Beluga Skysail is the world's first cargo ship to use the Skysail and the ship will make its maiden voyage in early 2008 from Germany to Venezuela. The Skysail is 400 feet long and ...


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