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The ship was built in 2017 and is flagged in Singapore. [1]In 2023 whilst chartered by Cargill, Pyxis Ocean was retrofitted with two 37.5 m (123 ft) tall 'WindWing' sails, a technology developed by the UK company BAR Technologies, [2] manufactured by Yara Marine Technologies [3] [4] and added at a COSCO shipyard in Shanghai, China. [5]
A cargo ship equipped with high-tech sails saved up to 11 tonnes of fuel per day, according to findings from a six month test of the technology.. The Pyxis Ocean, owned by Japanese automaker ...
A Cargill-chartered cargo ship fitted with giant, steel sails has set out on its maiden voyage. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Pyxis[a] is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass (contrasting with Circinus, which represents a draftsman's compasses). Pyxis was introduced by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century, and is counted among the 88 modern constellations.
Pyxis Ocean is within the scope of the WikiProject Sailing, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Sailing. If you would like to participate , you can visit the project page , where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks .
Wind assisted propulsion is the practice of decreasing the fuel consumption of a merchant vessel through the use of sails or some other wind capture device. Sails used to be the primary means of propelling ships, but with the advent of the steam engine and the diesel engine, sails came to be used for recreational sailing only.
Category. : Merchant ships. Merchant ships include ships designed to carry commercial cargo, or those used in such capacity. This is a container category. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Merchant ships.
Large ocean liners, fast enough to outrun warships, were often used for this purpose during wartime Victory ship Mass-produced cargo ship of the Second World War as a successor to the Liberty ship Xebec A Mediterranean sailing ship, typically three-masted, lateen-rigged and powered also by oars, with a characteristic overhanging bow and stern Yacht