Norway, April 18 -- Norwegian industry flagship Hydro and shipping company Wilson ASA chart a new course for energy efficient logistics operations with "Wilson Eyde." The new vessel will use wind assisted propulsion to transport pitch used by Hydro in the production of primary aluminium.Pitch, a byproduct from the distillation of coal tar, is used as a binder in carbon anodes for aluminium smelting. Since the 1980s, the ships "Leiro" and "Lindo" have ensured reliable shipments of the critical material to Hydro's anode production facilities in Norway, but now both are being replaced with the newly refitted "Wilson Eyde.""Wilson Eyde" is equipped with both wind assisted propulsion and an AI based system for fuel optimization. Together with in...