Norsepower has completed the installation of three Rotor Sails on 100,449dwt post panamax Chinook Oldendorff in a co-ordinated operation with CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, reports Seatrade Maritime.
Installation and commissioning
Installation and commissioning of the sails was carried out simultaneously with hull painting and other necessary repairs, said Norsepower, and the ship was able to set sail the day after completion of commissioning work to pick up its next cargo in Canada. A team of specialists were onboard for the first voyage post-installation to conduct sea trials and assess the rotor sails’ performance.
Chinook Oldendorff, formerly Dietrich Oldendorff, had three 24 m x 4m sails installed as per an agreement signed in February 2024. The sails are installed on tilting foundations to allow stowage on deck during cargo operations, and are expected to bring average fuel savings of around 9% on the ship’s usual North Pacific.
Norsepower CEO Heikki Pöntynen recently told Seatrade Maritime News the company had installed a recycled rotor sail onto a vessel, taking a unit no longer needed on one ship and installing it onto another.
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Source: Seatrade Maritime
