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28 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? OCTOBER 2013 Norway is no stranger to mari-time innovation, as the small Scandinavian country with a population just north of Þ ve million (according to most recent statis-tics from the World Bank) has a strong historical and current afÞ nity towards anything to do with the sea. In addition, Norwegians are traditionally a population that considers environmental matters a top concern, so it?s little surprise to see continued commercial maritime innova-tion emanating from Norway. Project Vindskip is a hybrid merchant vessel for sustainable sea transport. Vind- skip from Lade AS is a patented hybrid merchant vessel designed for sustainable sea transport. The designer claims poten- tial fuel and emission savings of 60% and 80% respectively, courtesy of the highly unusual hull shape that is designed to essentially act as an air foil, propulsion power augmented with LNG fuelled elec-tric generators.Marine Design Annual ? Vessel DesignBlowing in the ?Vind? Blowing in the ?Vind? Vindskip that is, a new ship shape claiming 60% Fuel Savings (Images courtesy LADE AS) Lade ASLade AS (Alesund,Norway) was established in 2010 to develop the project Vindskip. A state- of-the-art design as per 2012 is holding both a Norwegian Patent and a WIPO PCT International Patent on the concept. Project Vindskip is a hybrid merchant vessel for sustainable sea trans-port. Through an innovative concept, it is meeting tomorrow?s demands for fuel economy and emission control with today?s technology. Fuel savings is estimated to 60%, reduction in emission 80%. Now offering this revolutionary innovative design to consultancies, ship owners and ship yards for licensing.E: [email protected] MR #10 (26-33).indd 28MR #10 (26-33).indd 2810/2/2013 4:01:39 PM10/2/2013 4:01:39 PM