Wind power is making a return at Danish shipping group Maersk for the first time since the early 1900s.

Maersk Tankers has teamed with Shell, The Energy Technologies Institute and Norsepower Oy in a pilot project that could see fuel bills cut by up to 10%

Two Flettner rotor sails will be fitted to a Maersk Tankers Long Range II (LR2) vessel in the first half of next year and will be tested through until the end of 2019.  

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