Oceanwings®, the smart wingsail for ship propulsion conceived by VPLP, will be jointly developed and manufactured at CNIM's industrial plant at Seyne-sur-Mer, France

CNIM and French naval architecture firm VPLP design have announced the signing of a technological partnership agreement for the design and manufacture of the Oceanwings® propulsion system. The aim of this partnership is to create an innovative product on the basis of a concept imagined and tested by VPLP design.

Targeting the super-yachting, maritime transport and nautical sports markets, Oceanwings® consists of a two-element wingsail which is entirely automated, furlable* and reefable. Usable in hybrid mode together with a propeller propulsion system, Oceanwings® offers considerable fuel savings and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

VPLP has already built and tested a full-scale prototype (8 meters wide) which has been fitted on a 7-meter trimaran. The two partners will now develop industrial solutions to make this patented technology available to maritime professions and vessel owners.

*'Furlable' means that the area of the sail can be totally reduced. 'Reefable' means that it can be partly reduced.

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