bound4blue has successfully installed two 17-metre-high eSAILs® on the general cargo vessel Eems Traveller, owned by Amasus.
The eSAIL system, categorized as a suction sail, is based on the use of a thick aerodynamic profile and smart suction to increase the propulsive efficiency, resulting in a system that produces seven times more lift than an airplane wing.
The installation was executed in two distinct phases. One year ago, during a scheduled regular dry-dock of the vessel, the foundations for the eSAILs® were manufactured and installed in The Netherlands. The verticalization manoeuvre and connection to the reinforcement of the sails was completed in less than four hours at the Port of Bilbao. In between these two phases bound4blue has been monitoring the ship to obtain its baseline performance, which will be used by a third party to assess the fuel and emission savings results in the next 12 months.