The Finnish manufacturer of auxiliary wind propulsion will see one of its Rotor Sails installed on board Baltrader's under-construction in China cement carrier.

The 24-m-tall and 4-m-diameter gear will reduce CEMCOMMANDER's fuel consumption by up to 14%.

The investment will be supported by the German Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport through its Sustainable Modernisation of Coastal Vessels (NaMKü) funding directive.

Bureau Veritas will classify the wind propulsion system, and the ship will get the WPS2 class notation.

Kai-Erik Clemmesen, Managing Director of Baltrader/BRISE (the latter in charge of the vessel's technical management and a technical manager for the whole Baltrader fleet), commented:

We are looking forward to seeing our latest newbuilding being fitted with a Norsepower Rotor Sail™. This proven technology will help to make a fuel-efficient state-of-the-art cement carrier even more economical and environmentally friendly. We thank Norsepower for the good cooperation to let this project become a reality.

Tuomas Riski, CEO of Norsepower, added:

We welcome Baltrader as our new customer! With the data collected and verified from eight ships already, Norsepower can guarantee that the performance criteria of the funding directive of NaMKü will be met. The Norsepower Rotor Sails™ will help to reduce the carbon footprint of the supply chain of the cement sector.

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