Pyxis Ocean
Wind-powered bulk carrier vessel
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Pyxis Ocean is a Kamsarmax bulk carrier vessel owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and fitted with wind-propulsion technology.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pyxis Ocean |
| Owner | Mitsubishi Corporation |
| Port of registry | Singapore |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Identification | 9798856 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bulk carrier |
| Tonnage | 43,291 tons |
| Length | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Beam | 32.26 m (105.8 ft) |
| Draught | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Sail plan | 2 foldable steel and fibreglass sails, each 37.5 m (123 ft) tall |
History
The ship was built in 2017 and is flagged in Singapore.[1]
In 2023 whilst chartered by Cargill, Pyxis Ocean was retrofitted with two 37.5 m (123 ft) tall 'WindWing' sails, a technology developed by the UK company BAR Technologies,[2] manufactured by Yara Marine Technologies[3][4] and added at a COSCO shipyard in Shanghai, China.[5] Fitted to the deck, the foldable steel and fibreglass sails have been designed to help improve fuel consumption.[6]
In August 2023, Pyxis Ocean set sail from Shanghai to Singapore on her maiden voyage.[5] On 22 August 2023, she departed Singapore to sail to Brazil, during which monitoring of the WindWings's performance was to take place by the companies involved.[7]
On 24 September 2023, Pyxis Ocean made her first docking at the Port of Paranaguá in Brazil and was loaded with soybean meal before a return sail to Poland.[8]