Smart Green Shipping that aims to lead global shipping’s green, with targets to reduce greenhouse gas and fuel costs via the incorporation of high-tech sail systems ‘FastRig, in combination with weather routing software and circular economy business models.
FastRig is an innovative, retractable, rigid wing sail, easily retrofitted to the existing 40,000 commercial vessels deemed suitable with available deck space. The FastRig provides propulsive thrust from wind, with the purpose of reducing fuel consumption, emissions and operating costs on commercial vessels.
• Approximate 20% fuel and greenhouse gas emissions savings
• Retract to allow standard loading processes with impact on vessels
• Intelligent FastRigs need no additional crew
• Work with FastRoute software for wind optimisation
• Need no port-side infrastructure changes
• Designed to be recyclable and built in the UK
Working with industry specialists Fastrig can achieve 20% annual fuel reduction for an Ultrabulk Tiger ship on the route from Baton Rouge to Liverpool.
