Industrial shipper Manitou to use wind-powered transatlantic ro-ro vessels

A new age of sail tacked another step closer this week when French industrial machinery manufacturer Manitou announced it would use a Neoline wind-powered ro-ro vessel.
Manitou has agreed to “transport all aerial work platforms and telehandlers manufactured by Manitou Group in France via a primarily wind-powered cargo ship heading for the North American market”.
Neoline is planning a fortnightly transatlantic service between Nantes, Baltimore, Halifax and and the French North Atlantic …

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New greener car carrier Oceanbird really has the wind in its sails

A new car carrier is set to take to the seas within four years – powered only by wind.
The Oceanbird, developed by a Swedish consortium that includes Wallenius Marine, can carry 7,000 vehicles, although it travels at lower speeds than traditional vessels.
Wallenius said the wind-powered car carrier (wPCC) design mixed aeronautic and shipbuilding technology; the sails, made of metal and a composite, will be nearly 80 metres high, twice the …

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