Canopée is a cargo vessel with a unique layout and extremely unusual cargo, with four sails reaching 121 feet above its main deck. When the wind conditions are ideal, the sails have a total surface area of about 16,000 square feet and could give a significant boost to the 3,150-ton vessel.
Canopée’s primary power source remains a pair of diesel engines, but it is an insight into the future of seafaring.
The sails, dubbed “Oceanwings” because they...