Beluga skysail complete 12,000 mile maiden voyage

Beluga skysails

“We can once again actually ’sail’ with cargo ships, thus opening a new chapter in the history of commercial shipping.”

The innovative Skysail on a cargo ship provided 20% of the propulsion, thus saving fuel and cutting emissions. It’s funded as a pilot project by the EU.

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