French tyre manufacturer Michelin has signed a deal that commits the company to transporting containers with its tyres from Halifax, Canada to France via start-up wind ship operator NEOLINE.
Two prototype vessels of the kind that will operate the service are due to be delivered in 2023 and 2024 with the pilot line operational out of Halifax to Saint-Nazaire – Montoir de Bretagne in France by 2023.
Neoliners will be 136m long with a 24.2m beam and a draught of up to 14m, and will have a cargo...
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