Canopée

MV Canopée: Wind-assisted RO/RO rocket ship makes first U.S. port visit

Canopée being unloaded

The MV Canopée, the world’s first new generation wind-assisted hybrid propulsion commercial RO/RO vessel, arrived in Port Canaveral, Fla., yesterday, marking its inaugural U.S. visit.

Launched in 2022, the MV Canopée is a French-flagged cargo vessel, designed and purpose-built for Ariane Group to transport Ariane 6 rocket components from ports in Europe to French Guiana for the European Space Agency.

It arrived in Port Canaveral to deliver the European Service Module (ESM-3) module, the European...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/mv-canopee-wind-assisted-ro-ro-rocket-ship-makes-first-u-s-port-visit/

World’s 1st wind-powered hybrid industrial cargo ship wins Ship of the Year Award

Neptune Marine, a Dutch provider of maritime solutions, has won the Ship of the Year Award 2023 for Canopée, a double-propelled open-top roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel with wind-assisted marine propulsion.

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VESSEL REVIEW | Canopée – Hybrid Ro-Ro fitted with wind assist propulsion

Netherlands-based shipbuilder Neptune Marine has delivered a new hybrid-powered, open-top Ro-Ro vessel to French shipping company Jifmar Offshore Services. The 121- by 22-metre, 5,400DWT Canopée was developed to satisfy a series of complex requirements. The ship needed to possess ample deck area...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/ro-ro-world/vessel-review-canopee-hybrid-ro-ro-fitted-with-wind-assist-propulsion/

Ariane Uses Rocket Cargo Ship

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Ariane has just wrapped a test transatlantic voyage of its 10,000 tonne ‘Canopée’ cargo vessel, which can carry its Ariane rockets, says an article published on Advanced-television.

Sails deployed

The ship’s voyage left Rotterdam on December 27th and took 17 days to reach French Guiana. It arrived at the port of Pariacabo on January 13th. It can manage a speed of 17 knots.

The Polish-built Canopée can sail with or without its sails deployed. It is 121 metres long, and...

https://mfame.guru/ariane-uses-rocket-cargo-ship/