Dutch owner Boomsma Shipping has agreed a deal to use wind propulsion on one of its multipurpose (MPP) vessels.
The company said it signed a contract with compatriot eConowind for two of its VentiFoils, which are ridged wing profiles acting as sails.
eConowind says they are non-rotating and create "superior thrust" by means of the principle of boundary-layer suction, for which ventilators are mounted inside.
