
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has acquired the French wind propulsion specialist Airseas. The French company, a spin-off of Airbus Group, has developed the Seawing, an automated kite system using wind power. The system has the potential to help vessels reduce up to 20% of

This article is written by Gavin Allwright, Secretary General – International Windship Association When taking time to reflect on the past year, I would argue that 2023 was the year in which our industry took the gloves off and got down to business when it came to decarbonization. At COP28 in Decemb