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FastRig is an innovative, retractable, rigid wing sail, designed to be easily retrofitted to existing commercial vessels with available deck space – bulkers and tankers. Some 40,000 of these ships are suitable for conversion to sailing hybrid. The FastRig provides propulsive thrust from wind, with the purpose of reducing fuel consumption, GHG emissions and operating costs on commercial vessels. It is designed and manufactured in the UK from 100% recyclable materials.

Latest design verified to save up to 30% per annum fuel/emissions

Limited deck space needed. Easy to install/deinstall

Intelligent, autonomous,
easy to operate

Robust &
comes with maintenance as standard 

Fully retractable to improve efficiency, ensure safety, enable port operations

Can realise at least 20% fuel and greenhouse gas emissions savings Find out more

  • Retract to allow standard loading and unloading processes

  • By working with shipping we ensure all safety, visibility and all operation and maintenance concerns are addressed

  • Intelligent FastRigs need no additional crew to operate it

  • Work in harmony with FastRoute software solution to make route-planning for wind optimisation simple and quantifiable

  • Need no port-side infrastructure changes

  • Are designed to be recyclable to make best use of scarce and valuable resources

Is SGS’s proprietary wind-assist fuel and GHG savings prediction and optimisation tool.

Quantifies the value of using the wind on any ship on any route.

ensures the most fuel/GHG savings on any route whilst meeting arrival times

a frictionless, de-risking customer proposition. SGS’s wind-as-a-service solution will accelerate uptake - reduce shipping costs and emissions simultaneously

Our FastReach proposition is:

  • Lease financed FastRigs

  • Enabled by FastRoute for full optimisation

  • All operation and maintenance support

  • Insurance against the wind not blowing as predicted