News & Media

February 2020

14 February: IMO MEPC 75 Submission – Wind Propulsion Information Paper Very pleased to announce that the wind propulsion info paper submitted by the Comoros flag has been accepted as MEPC75 Inf.26 and is now available to … Read More

ClassNK – IWSA Associate Member

Founded in 1899, ClassNK is a ship classification society dedicated to safer, cleaner seas. ClassNK offers diverse technical services including the survey and classification of ships and marine structures based on technical independently developed rules.

In 2019, … Read More

Membership

Members

Add-Modules Technologies (France) AirSeas (France) Anemoi Marine Technologies (UK) AYRO (France) Blue Technology (Denmark) Bound4Blue (Spain) Bureau Veritas (France) Chantiers de l’Atlantique (France) ClassNK (Japan) Computed Wing Sail [CWS] (France) Crain Technologies (France) Dasivedo Design Ltd (Canada) Detlev … Read More

Maritime Conferences & Events

June 2020

15-17 June – INNOVSAIL 2020 – series of commercial wind propulsion presentations – in association with IWSA (Gothenburg) https://www.lighthouse.nu/en/node/6112/innovsail-2020

May 2020

25-29 May – Blueweek – Natural Propulsion Seminar & IWSA AGM  (Rotterdam) – The 2020 … Read More

Wind Propulsion (WP) & Wind Assist Shipping Projects (WASP)

The use of wind propulsion in modern commercial shipping covers a wide spectrum – from wind-assisted motor vessels, where auxiliary propulsion is provided by wind to primary wind ships with auxiliary engines, where primary propulsion is from the wind, augmented … Read More

The Market

Wind Propulsion Market Overview

There has been a steady growth in market interest for wind propulsion solutions. This market interest has been driven by a number of key factors, including the IMO initial strategy on reducing GHG emissions in shipping … Read More

Technology & Design

IWSA members and leading experts in the field of wind propulsion will be posting updates of wind propulsion technology, ship design, materials and supporting systems.

Wind Propulsion Technologies break down into 7 main … Read More

Research Centre

Analysis techniques for evaluating the fuel savings associated with wind assistance. Tristan Smith, Paul Newton, Graeme Winn, Andrea Grech La Rosa 2013

A new routing optimization too – influence of wind and waves on fuel consumption of ships with and … Read More

IWSA – SMM Conference 2016 – Archive

SMM Conference 2016 6-9th September – Hamburg

This year, we will bring the International Windship Association to SMM 2016, with a large premier positioned booth, A301, in the exciting new A5 Hall, … Read More

Wind Propulsion Innovation Awards – Archive

Wind Propulsion Innovation Awards 2016

The First International Windship Association Wind Propulsion Innovation Awards recognise pioneering projects and technological innovation in the development of wind propulsion for technically and commercially viable solutions for the shipping industry. The awards spotlight … Read More