Pyxis Ocean Explained

Pyxis Ocean is a Kamsarmax bulk carrier vessel owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and fitted with wind-propulsion technology.

History

The ship was built in 2017 and is flagged in Singapore.[1]

In 2023 whilst chartered by Cargill, Pyxis Ocean was retrofitted with two tall 'WindWing' sails, a technology developed by the UK company BAR Technologies,[2] manufactured by Yara Marine Technologies[3] [4] and added at a COSCO shipyard in Shanghai, China.[5] Fitted to the deck, the foldable steel and fibreglass sails have been designed to help improve fuel consumption.[6]

In August 2023, Pyxis Ocean set sail from Shanghai to Singapore on her maiden voyage.[5] On 22 August 2023, she departed Singapore to sail to Brazil, during which monitoring of the WindWings's performance was to take place by the companies involved.[7]

On 24 September 2023, Pyxis Ocean made her first docking at the Port of Paranaguá in Brazil and was loaded with soybean meal before a return sail to Poland.[8]

Description

The ship is 229m (751feet) long with a beam of 32.26m (105.84feet).[9]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Cargill Tests Wind-Powered Vessel in Push to Decarbonize Shipping Industry — OPIS . Latheef . Abdul . 21 August 2023 . morningstar.com . Morningstar . 22 August 2023.
  2. News: Singleton . Tom . 21 August 2023 . Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail . BBC News . 21 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Watch: Cargill-chartered Pyxis Ocean sets sails with WindWings set to save 3 tonnes of fuel a day . Ovcina Mandra . Jasmina . 21 August 2023 . offshore-energy.biz . Offshore Energy . 21 August 2023.
  4. News: Saul . Jonathan . 21 August 2023 . Cargill chartered ship sets sail to test wind power at sea . Reuters . 21 August 2023.
  5. News: 21 August 2023 . Cargill wind-powered cargo ship sets sail . The Straits Times . 22 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Cargill and Mitsubishi turn to wind-powered giant sails to help decarbonise cargo ships . Mace . Matt . 22 August 2023 . edie.net . Edie . 22 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship charts course for greener shipping . Peacock . Amy . 22 August 2023 . dezeen.com . Dezeen . 22 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Pyxis Ocean Makes First Docking with Metal Sails . . 28 September 2023 . marinelink.com . MarineLink . 5 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Pyxis Ocean . limited . marinetraffic.com . Marine Traffic . 22 August 2023.

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