France, July 23 -- Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore and Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore have joined Wind for Shipping (W4S), a European R&D initiative under the Interreg North?West Europe programme that runs from January?2025 to July?2028, according to the company's release.The programme, featuring twelve partners from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France, aims to accelerate the maritime sector's shift toward low?emission shipping through development and deployment of wind propulsion technologies such as rotorsails and wingsails.The total project budget is €?5.7?million, with €?3.4?million co?financed by the European Union.The initiative seeks to reduce fuel consumption by 20-40% and to overcome barriers to co...