The research institutes Fraunhofer and SINTEF Ocean cordially invite you to Wind-powered ships seminar at SMM Hamburg 2026.
Join us and get insights from the speakers from Maric, Odfjell, Kongsberg Maritime, The International Windship Association, Fraunhofer IWES and SINTEF Ocean.
There will be plenty of time for discussions, mingling and for enjoying the refreshments served.
Meeting room St Petersburg in Conference Area A (upper level next to Hall A4)
15.00 Mingling & refreshments
15.30 SINTEF Ocean & Fraunhofer, Trond Johnsen & Johannes Oeffner: Introduction
15.40 Mauric, Vincent Seguin
Assessing the potential of WAPS for relevant designs in the global fleet
15.50 Fraunhofer IWES, Robert Flindt
Mechanical considerations for rotor sails
16.00 Kongsberg Maritime, Eirik Ågren
Advanced integration of WAPS on commercial vessels
16.10 Odfjell, Jan Opedal
Experiences from installation and operation of suction sails on Bow Olympus
16.20 SINTEF Ocean, Anders Alterskjær
Performance Optimization & Verification of WAPS
16.30 International Windship Association, Gavin Alwright
Market status and future projections
16.40 Mingling and Q&A
WELCOME!
