Following the successful installation of the Norsepower Rotor Sail on the hybrid ferry MV Copenhagen in 2020, and a year of demonstrated results, Scandlines has prepared the sister ferry MV Berlin for its own Rotor Sail installation. The hybrid ferry, MV Berlin, also operates on the Rostock-Gedser route but, unlike MV Copenhagen, is flagged by Germany.When Scandlines decided to install a Rotor Sail on the hybrid ferry MV Copenhagen in 2019, the decision was based on technical data from the provider Norsepower Oy Ltd, a few other shipping companies’ experiences as well as its own studies and calculations.The Norsepower Rotor Sail was then installed in May 2020. Now, Scandlines has had more than a year to collect data on how the Rotor Sail works on M/V Copenhagen, and what effect it has on the route between Rostock to the south and Gedser to the north.The MV Berlin operates the route between Rostock and Gedser. The route is perfectly located to meet the requirement that gives the greatest benefit of the Rotor Sail for propulsion, namely that the wind must be perpendicular to the sail.The preparation for the Rotor Sail includes building a steel foundation on the ferry, on which the Rotor Sail will be fixed. The initial work took place when the MV Berlin was on a planned yard stay at Remontowa in Poland at the end of May. The installation of the Rotor Sail itself is scheduled for 2022.
Following the successful installation of the Norsepower Rotor Sail on the hybrid ferry MV Copenhagen in 2020, and a year of demonstrated results, Scandlines has prepared the sister ferry MV Berlin for its own Rotor Sail installation. The hybrid ferry, MV Berlin, also operates on the Rostock-Gedser route but, unlike MV Copenhagen, is flagged by Germany.When Scandlines decided to install a Rotor Sail on the hybrid ferry MV Copenhagen in 2019, the decision was based on technical data from the provider Norsepower Oy Ltd, a few other shipping companies’ experiences as well as its own studies and calculations.The Norsepower Rotor Sail was then installed in May 2020. Now, Scandlines has had more than a year to collect data on how the Rotor Sail works on M/V Copenhagen, and what effect it has on the route between Rostock to the south and Gedser to the north.The MV Berlin operates the route between Rostock and Gedser. The route is perfectly located to meet the requirement that gives the greatest benefit of the Rotor Sail for propulsion, namely that the wind must be perpendicular to the sail.The preparation for the Rotor Sail includes building a steel foundation on the ferry, on which the Rotor Sail will be fixed. The initial work took place when the MV Berlin was on a planned yard stay at Remontowa in Poland at the end of May. The installation of the Rotor Sail itself is scheduled for 2022.
