The world's first modern multipurpose newbuilding which uses wind energy for additional propulsion, has successfully completed its maiden voyage on Thursday, 13th of March 2008. It had made a double transatlantic crossing of about 12 000 sea miles endurance. With 8000t of general cargo on board, Beluga SkySails reached her port of destination having crossed several areas of adverse weather with winds of up to Beaufort Force 12. During the maiden voyage from Bremen via Guanta (Venezuela) and Davant (USA) the 160m2 towing kite has been released as often as possible to fly for periods of between a few minutes and up to eight consecutive hours. 'We can once again actually sail with cargo ships, thus opening a new chapter in the history of commercial shipping', says Lutz Heldt, master of the Beluga SkySails.
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机译：世界上第一座利用风能进一步推进的现代化多功能新船已于2008年3月13日（星期四）成功完成了首航。它进行了约1200海里续航的两次跨大西洋航行。 Beluga SkySails船上载有8000吨普通货物，到达了她的目的地港口，风力超过Beaufort Force 12，穿越了几个不利天气区域。在从不来梅经Guanta（委内瑞拉）和Davant（美国）的首次航行中，拖曳了160平方米的飞机风筝已被尽可能频繁地放飞，飞行时间在几分钟到连续八个小时之间。 Beluga SkySails的负责人Lutz Heldt说：“我们实际上可以再次乘货船航行，从而开启了商业运输史的新篇章。”
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