
NCL Nordland, the second of two 1,300 TEU dual-fuel methanol boxships owned by Norway’s MPC Container Ships (MPCC), has entered service weeks after sistership Vestland verified that its propulsion package optimizes efficiency regardless of energy source.

UK-based wind propulsion provider BAR Technologies has received type approval from French class society Bureau Veritas (BV) for its 37.5-meter WindWings, a rigid sail technology that uses wind propulsion.