Cargo Sailboat Finishes First Transatlantic Voyage
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The Neoliner Origin, the world's largest cargo sailboat, completed its maiden transatlantic voyage on Thursday (October 30) despite…

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/