NAPA and Samsung Heavy Industries partner to advance fuel-efficient ship design and operations in International Shipping News , Shipping: Emission Possible 01/07/2026 NAPA, the global provider of maritime software and data services, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), one of the world’s leading shipbuilders and a pioneer in advanced, eco-efficient vessel, smart ship and autonomous technologies. The two companies plan to jointly conduct performance analysis based on actual operational data for vessels equipped with Samsung Heavy Industries’ wind-assisted propulsion device, the ‘SAVER Wing’. The SAVER Wing is a rigid two-element wing sail installed on the deck of a vessel. It is an eco-friendly propulsion system that generates additional thrust by utilizing wind energy. By applying the aerodynamic principles of aircraft wings, the system converts wind energy into forward thrust, thereby reducing the engine power required for propulsion and contributing to lower fuel consumption and carbon emissions. By modelling the performance of this vessel design in the specific voyage and weather conditions they will operate, based on actual operational data, SHI can offer shipowners more accurate efficiency projections that go beyond standard design-stage assumptions. This provides shipowners with earlier, tailored insight for better informed decarbonization planning and investments. From left: SeungWoo Jung (Senior Electric Engineer, Samsung Heavy Industries), Kyungwon Bae (Group Manager, Samsung Heavy Industries), HyunJoe Kim (Executive Vice President, Samsung Heavy Industries), Pekka Pakkanen (Executive Vice President, Shipping Solutions, NAPA), Deok-Hoon Jang (Country Director, NAPA Korea), and Kyung-Ho Choi (Technical Director, NAPA Korea). Photo credit – NAPA The MoU also outlines SHI’s aims to integrate NAPA Voyage Optimization into its Samsung Autonomous Ship (SAS) platform, embedding fuel-efficient routing directly into how its v