TOWT orders six additional cargo sailships from French builder

French transport company TOWT has awarded a contract for the construction of six additional wind-powered cargo vessels from compatriot shipbuilder Piriou, bringing the total number of ordered ships to eight. The 81-metre, 1,000DWT ships will be designed to operate for up to 320 days at sea per year. Navigation will principally be sail-powered, though the […]

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