Completed installations and next steps for SeaKite®
This page presents the installations of our SeaKite® solution that have been completed or are currently being prepared.
The M/T Huemul, a Motor Tanker – Oil/Chemical Tanker, is operated by Ultranav, a Chilean shipowner. The vessel is Panama-flagged and measures 161.12 meters.
Installation details:
- System installed: SeaKite 600® i.e. 10 tonnes of traction
- Wing tested: 100 m²
- In 2027, the installation of a 200 m² wing is planned.
The Cap Kersaint is a southern longliner measuring 59.45 meters. The vessel is operated by CAP BOURBON and works in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF).
Installation details:
- System installed: SeaKite® 600
- Wing installed: 100 m²
- Scale: full scale, a world first on a fishing vessel
- Installation period: November 2025, in Mauritius
Crew training is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. It will enable the sailors to operate the system autonomously during transit phases.
The Jason is a support, assistance and pollution-control vessel (BSAD), chartered by the French Navy. It is 67 meters long and is currently Beyond the Sea’s test platform in the South of France.
The vessel is graciously made available by the French Navy and Les Abeilles, one week per month, to enable Beyond the Sea to carry out its sea trials.
The Forbin is a liquefied petroleum gas carrier (LPG Tanker) measuring 99.9 meters. It is operated by GAZOCEAN and is Panama-flagged.
Installation details:
- System installed: SeaKite® 300
- Wing tested: 50 m²
- Trial period: December 2024 – January 2025
The trials made it possible to test the SeaKite® 300 system equipped with a 50 m² wing in a wide range of conditions.
The GranMorgu project plans to trial a kite-traction-assisted towing system for the transport of an FPSO, a floating production, storage and offloading unit intended for offshore oil operations in Suriname.
This project is based on an agreement between STS Joint Venture, formed by SBM Offshore and Technip Energies, TotalEnergies EP Suriname and the French company Beyond the Sea.
Project details:
- System: SeaKite® 2400
- Route concerned: from the construction site in China to Suriname in 2027
Discover the available
power configurations
The SeaKite® automated kite traction solution is available in various power configurations, suited to different vessel profiles and operational needs: SeaKite® 300, SeaKite® 600 and SeaKite® 2400.