KR, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, BAR Technologies and Liberian Registry Join Forces on Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier
Korean Register (KR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), UK-based wind propulsion technology company BAR Technologies, and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) to jointly develop a 174K LNG carrier equipped with the WindWings® wind-assisted propulsion system. The agreement was signed on September 15 at Gastech ...
KR, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), BAR Technologies, and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have joined forces to develop a 174K LNG carrier equipped with the WindWings® wind-assisted propulsion system. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on September 15 at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok, with the aim of assessing the technical feasibility and safety of applying wind-assisted propulsion technology to LNG carriers.
The project focuses on HHI's forward accommodation LNG carrier design, which incorporates BAR Technologies' WindWings® system to harness wind as supplementary propulsion, reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
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