Engineering:MV Afros
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Short description: 2018 Chinese-built wind-assisted bulk carrier
MV Afros is the world's first ultramax bulk carrier to be operable under wind-assisted propulsion. The vessel is managed by the Greek company Blue Planet Shipping.
Technical data
The vessel is 199 metres (653 ft) long with a beam of 32 metres (105 ft) and was built in 2018. The MMSI is 538007531; Afros is registered in the Marshall Islands.[1][2] Afros is assessed at 64,000 tons deadweight (DWT) and was built at Jiangsu Haitong Offshore Engineering Equipment shipyard in Rugao, China, becoming the first wind-assisted ultramax bulk carrier.[3] The vessel is fitted with four Flettner rotors made by Anemoi Marine, which are mounted on rails on the deck, and can be moved aside during port operations.[3][4][5]
See also
- Cruise ferry missing name which became the first passenger vessel with a rotor
- Liquid bulk tanker missing name which was retrofitted with two rotors
References
- ↑ "AFROS, Bulk Carrier - Details and current position - IMO 9746803 - VesselFinder". https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9746803.
- ↑ "Ship AFROS (Bulk Carrier) Registered in Marshall Is - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9746803, MMSI 538007531, Call sign V7TL4" (in en). https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5060329/mmsi:538007531/imo:9746803/vessel:AFROS#overview.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "M/V Afros - The world's first rotor sail bulk carrier". https://anemoimarine.com/afros-rotor-sail-bulk-carrier/.
- ↑ Roker, Stephanie (2018-12-14). "Ultramax bulker installed with wind engines; awarded Ship of the Year 2018" (in en). https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/shipping/14122018/ultramax-bulker-installed-with-wind-engines-awarded-ship-of-the-year-2018/.
- ↑ "How to sail through your wind-assist retrofit | LR" (in en). https://www.lr.org/en/knowledge/case-studies/how-to-sail-through-your-wind-assist-retrofit/.
External links
- MV Afros 21st century technology (webpage by Blue Planet Shipping which manages the MV Afros)
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