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BHP to harness wind for Pacific route

Norsepower's propulsion system uses rotor sails to harness wind to maximise ship fuel efficiency

Norsepower’s Rotor Sail, with a tilting foundation, will replace one of the deck cranes in a first-of-its-kind installation onboard MV Koryu.

Norsepower’s Rotor Sail, with a tilting foundation, will replace one of the deck cranes in a first-of-its-kind installation onboard MV Koryu.

BHP has teamed with Japan's Pan Pacific Copper and Finnish cleantech company Norsepower to install a wind-assisted propulsion system on a combination carrier used to deliver cargo between BHP's mines in...

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