The 2018-built GT 74,273 Delphine will receive two 35 m tall and 5.0 m in diameter tiltable sails, said to reduce the ship's fuel consumption & carbon emissions by 7-10%.

The installation will have been completed by December 2022.

The deal with CLdN is Norsepower's seventh Rotor Sail contract and the third for the tilting version of the Finnish company's auxiliary wind propulsion system.

"Seeing the interest grow in our tilting Rotor Sail design demonstrates how the industry is looking for proven, flexible solutions to lower carbon emissions and reduce fuel costs across a range of vessel sizes and operations," Tuomas Riski, CEO, Norsepower, commented.

He furthered, "Norsepower's Rotor Sail installation on Delphine demonstrates how the use of clean technology can modernise and evolve the performance of fleets' younger vessels to manage emissions and help to increase asset value. With fuel becoming increasingly expensive, making savings will also have a huge impact on commercial success. Working with CLdN and its ambitious team is an opportunity to demonstrate what our technology has to offer to continue strengthening the environmental and commercial performance of its fleet."

Gary Walker, COO Shipping, CLdN, also said, "By investing in technologically advanced ships and terminals, CLdN enables its customers to improve their carbon footprint and support them at the same time in making their supply chains more efficient and robust. This demand for cleaner shipping is growing and we are committed to making measurable progress."

Walker added, "Installing two of Norsepower's Rotor Sails will maximise our fuel and emissions savings on Delphine, and this pilot project will help determine how the Rotor Sail technology could be rolled out on the current CLdN fleet and our new-build vessels. We look forward to the installation and subsequent results."

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