Video of the sailboat and interview with Neoline CEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUdaBnJ58jI
Informative comment by /u/thatjoachim:
Especially in France, the industry is very innovative. Here are some of the wind-powered cargo ship companies:
Néoline (based in Nantes), one ship (which we see on the video), more are yet to come
Vela (based in Bayonne), 5 ships are expected to be launched between 2026 and 2028
TOWT (based in Le Havre), 2 ships since 2024, 6 more are being built
Windcoop (based in Marseille), expected launch of their first ship in 2027
Grain de Sail (based in Saint-Malo), 3 ships, their chocolate is delicious
some other names, though I don’t know as much about >them: Hisseo, Fairtransport, Bourlingue et Pacotille, Heol Sailing
If you want to see their respective sizes, here’s a diagram showing the ships side by side with a famous sail ship (the Bélem) and the famous cargo that blocked the Suez Canal, the Evergiven
Some more info about wind powered and wind assisted cargo ships around the globe:
https://www.wind-ship.org/vessel-list/
https://velic-consulting.com/?page_id=309
In fact in Paris I can buy coffee that is specifically transported by wind power: https://www.fcco.fr/
@JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net Thought this post might interest interest you, since you mentioned this company in your excellent sailing cargo ship article (Link for those who haven’t seen it, highly recommend).
This is awesome news! Thanks for letting me know! I’ve been waiting to see these sails get real world use
This is very, very cool.
Nice to see it in action. The sails certainly have an interesting design.
