Berge Olympus

Newcastlemax bulk carrier with 4x WindWings®

Berge Olympus

Berge Bulk are a forward thinking shipowner with a fleet of 80 bulk carriers. In September 2024, the Berge Olympus became the first vessel to be fitted with four WindWings®


Overview

Berge Olympus, a Newcastlemax bulker belonging to the giant Singaporean company, BergeBulk, has been retrofitted with four of BAR Technologies’ WindWings®. With each wing measuring 20 meters wide and 37.5 meters tall, this vessel is the world’s most powerful cargo ship.

More importantly, it can reduce CO2 emissions by a whopping 19.5 tonnes per WindWing per day. Berge Olympus’s was launched in Singapore and sails between China and Brazil where wind conditions are most favourable.

Technical Specs
L.O.A.

300m

Beam

49m

Scantling Draft

18.6m

CMCR

17,500 kW x 82.6 RPM

Service speed

14.2 Knots

Collaboration

BergeBulk

Berge Olympus Gallery

The estimated CO₂ reduction is based on daily savings per WindWing® of 1.5t fuel and 4.7t of CO₂ with annual utilisation of 280 days. For Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) the estimated reduction is based on a daily saving of 1t of CO₂ and observed vessel usage.

CO₂ reduction due to BAR Technologies

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