Suction sail retrofit slashes breakbulk emissions

The newly installed eSAIL sails are designed with active suction technology, enabling a significant reduction in fuel consumption – up to 15% in optimal conditions thanks to wind propulsion tehnology.

”The fact that Bilbao is its first port of call with suction sails is recognition of this relationship, strengthening the strategic partnership with Onego and contributing to the common objective of promoting a cleaner, more responsible and competitive industry,” said a spokesperson from the Port of Bilbao.

Energy efficiency

The direct improvement in the vessel’s energy efficiency will have an immediate impact on the reduction of CO₂ emissions, meeting the growing demands of decarbonisation both in port and at sea.

On its first voyage after being equipped its new sails, the vessel, sailing from the Port of Bilbao bound for the Port of Houston, will be carrying O-Next pipes, from the Tubos Reunidos Group Net Zero pipe range, the first seamless steel pipe on the market with zero CO₂ emissions.

The 132-metre long Onego Deusto is consigned by Bergé Marítima and stevedored by Servicios Logísticos Portuarios-SLP.

The name of the ship is a tribute to the shipping company’s historical 20-year plus relationship with the Port of Bilbao, to those first historical calls in the Deusto Canal and to the close ties forged between the port and the vessel owner.

Currently, the vessel is sailing twice a month with the US Gulf, Houston, New Orleans and other ports in the Caribbean and on the East Coast of the USA priority destinations.