There will be two of these – to start
Tire manufacturer Michelin has agreed to ship some of its tires using two sail-powered cargo ships being developed by French shipping line Neoline.
Under the agreement, tires will be loaded in containers and shipped from Michelin’s facilities in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint-Nazaire, France as soon as the Neoline’s first ships enter service in 2023.
Michelin’s interest in sailing cargo ships comes as the group seeks to decarbonize its logistics supply chains as part of its commitment to zero-carbon emissions by 2050…
France-based Neoline was established in 2015 with the intention of the becoming the world’s first shipowner specializing in modern cargo ships that use sails for its main propulsion. The company is in the process of constructing its first two ships that will operate between St-Nazaire, Halifax, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Baltimore on the U.S. east coast.
Bravo!
NEOLINE https://www.neoline.eu/en/
If this is not a joke or a parody, then it’s really unbelievable!
Wallenius Wilhelmsen plans world’s first full scale wind-powered RoRo ship https://gcaptain.com/wallenius-wilhelmsen-plans-worlds-first-full-scale-wind-powered-roro-ship/
Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using a platform vehicle, such as a self-propelled modular transporter. This is in contrast to lift-on/lift-off (LoLo) vessels, which use a crane to load and unload cargo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off
“French boat hauls luxury cargoes across Atlantic with sail power” (Reuters 2/25/21) https://news.trust.org/item/20210225145623-t3es1/
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