News / New greener car carrier Oceanbird really has the wind in its sails

Mannerfelt Design Team AB

A new car carrier is set to take to the seas within four years – powered only by wind.

The Oceanbird, developed by a Swedish consortium that includes Wallenius Marine, can carry 7,000 vehicles, although it travels at lower speeds than traditional vessels.

Wallenius said the wind-powered car carrier (wPCC) design mixed aeronautic and shipbuilding technology; the sails, made of metal and a composite, will be nearly 80 metres high, twice the height of the largest sailing ships, and can be reduced ...