Neoline Armateur starts construction of sail-powered cargo ship

PHOTO: A 3D concept of a Neoliner sail-powered cargo ship. Neoline Armateur

Neoline Armateur, a CMA CGM-backed French shipping company, has started construction of its first sail-powered cargo vessel at RMK Marine in Turkey.

Neoline has conceptualised a 320-car-equivalent (CEU) ship with primary sail propulsion and an auxiliary engine with a "desulphurised" marine gasoil (MGO) generator.

Compared to a traditional cargo ship on an equivalent route, Neoline Armateur claims its design can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90% through wind power.

By Konica Bhatt

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