Wind Assist retrofit

Wind Assist retrofit 1

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), supported by LMG Marin’s engineering expertise, installed its first ever wind-assisted propulsion system, three 22-metre eSAILs® from bound4blue, onboard the 2019-built oil and chemical tanker Pacific Sentinel. Installation has been performed in February 2025 at Besiktas Shipyard in Yalova, Turkey.

LMG Marin France worked in close collaboration with Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte. Ltd., bound4blue, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on Preliminary Feasibility Studies, with the key objective of evaluating different concepts to select the most suitable arrangement in terms of technical integration, regulatory compliance, commercial operation, ATEX areas and more. The studies also helped understand the consequences derived onboard the vessel, thus minimizing the conversion cost, and facilitating integration work at the shipyard.

The outcome of these preliminary studies allowed EPS to commit to installing the bound4blue systems onboard this 183-metre, 50,000 DWT oil and chemical tanker.

Following the feasibility studies, LMG Marin France was awarded two engineering packages:

  • Basic Design (Class Approval documentation)
  • Detailed Engineering (shipyard conversion documentation).

“With the global fleet of vessels already using or set to be retrofitted with wind assistance technologies surpassing 50 for the first time in early 2024, we can see the market momentum for wind assistance technologies is strong. LMG Marin role is to make sure the technology keeps developing while ensuring safety for crews, regulatory compliance, and efficiency of shipping operations. At LMG Marin we firmly believe that Shipping next revolution is to reconnect with wind and harnessing its power” says Vincent Rudelle, Managing Director at LMG Marin France.