OPTIWISE presented in the side event of MEPC79

The 79th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation, met for an in-person session between 12-16 December 2022. The OPTIWISE project was presented in a Wind Propulsion side event of the MEPC79 that was held on the 13th by the International Windship Association, where participants had the chance to consider several topics with regards to Wind Propulsion Technologies (WTPs).

The Optiwise project was presented along with other WTP projects including WASP (Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion), WiSP (Wind-assisted Ship Propulsion), Bound4blue, the Union of Comoros flag permanent representative and the Wind Hunter project, in an effort to highlight the recent developments in the research and innovation journey of wind assisted transport, its market uptake and its wide adoption from stakeholders.

The project would like to thank the organisation, the presenters and the members of the audience for this fruitful and detailed meeting!