GEFO orders Norsepower rotor sails for six newbuild tankers

Finnish wind propulsion systems provider Norsepower has secured a new agreement to deliver six of its Norsepower rotor sails™ for a fleet of newbuild tankers commissioned by GEFO Shipping Group.

These newbuild vessels, designed by Ship Design & Consult GmbH (SDC), and constructed by Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding, will be delivered between 2026 and 2028 with the rotor sails installed.

This deal represents the first collaboration between Norsepower, GEFO, and the shipbuilder Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding.

The agreement covers six tankers across two distinct designs; four 3,850-dwt chemical tankers, each to be equipped with one 20mx4m Norsepower rotor sail and two 7,900-dwt chemical tankers, each to be equipped with one 28mx4m Norsepower rotor sail.

All six rotor sails will feature Norsepower’s EX-compliant design, certified for use on vessels transporting flammable cargoes and compliant with all class and safety requirements, according to the company’s announcement.

These rotor sails will be manufactured at Norsepower’s dedicated factory in China, Norsepower said, and delivered to the yard fully assembled, tested and ready for installation.

The six-vessel order will be fulfilled by Chinese yard Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding.

The vessels were designed by German naval architecture firm SDC Ship Design & Consult GmbH, with integrated wind propulsion considered from