Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun takes stake in Dutch wind-assist pioneer

Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun has become a shareholder in Dutch wind tech pioneer Econowind.  Econowind has developed the VentoFoil, a wing-shaped wind-assist device. More than 130 units have been sold globally, with customers ranging from shortsea and deepsea operators across all market segments. “We recognised that Econowind has a mature wind-assisted ship propulsion solution in …

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