Neoline Archives - The Loadstar Making sense of the supply chain Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:39:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 31889032 Neoline blows in as ‘a different type of shipowner and operator’ https://theloadstar.com/neoline-blows-in-as-a-different-type-of-shipowner-and-operator/ https://theloadstar.com/neoline-blows-in-as-a-different-type-of-shipowner-and-operator/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:15:58 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=284036 It is becoming possible for some ships to save a portion of their emissions by retrofitting a sail, but French start-up Neoline has something different in mind: building, owning and operating sailing cargo vessels from the keel up.
Recent news points to a consolidation of newbuild shipping tonnage in fewer hands. But in conversation with The Loadstar, Neoline president Jean Zanuttini said the company’s intention was to “demonstrate that it’s possible ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/neoline-blows-in-as-a-different-type-of-shipowner-and-operator/feed/ 0 284036 Industrial shipper Manitou to use wind-powered transatlantic ro-ro vessels https://theloadstar.com/industrial-shipper-manitou-to-use-wind-powered-transatlantic-ro-ro-vessels/ https://theloadstar.com/industrial-shipper-manitou-to-use-wind-powered-transatlantic-ro-ro-vessels/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:45:21 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=136496 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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]]> https://theloadstar.com/industrial-shipper-manitou-to-use-wind-powered-transatlantic-ro-ro-vessels/feed/ 0 136496 France’s Neopolia wins contract to build first wind-powered ro-ro vessels https://theloadstar.com/frances-neopolia-wins-contract-to-build-first-wind-powered-ro-ro-vessels/ https://theloadstar.com/frances-neopolia-wins-contract-to-build-first-wind-powered-ro-ro-vessels/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2019 13:42:19 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=102931 Construction will commence on a wind-powered ro-ro vessel at the end of the year, with vehicle shipper Renault among the backers.
Following a call for tenders, sustainable shipping project Neoline announced yesterday the selection of Neopolia to build its first two vessels, with wind as the main propulsion.
Neoline president Michel Pery said: “Our team is fully dedicated, with Neopolia’s support and all our partners, to mobilise the necessary financing to realise ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/frances-neopolia-wins-contract-to-build-first-wind-powered-ro-ro-vessels/feed/ 0 102931 Renault drives into the future, sending cars across the Atlantic on sailing ships https://theloadstar.com/renault-drives-future-sending-cars-across-atlantic-sailing-ships/ https://theloadstar.com/renault-drives-future-sending-cars-across-atlantic-sailing-ships/#respond Wed, 28 Nov 2018 14:23:44 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=85605 French car manufacturer Renault will return to the age of sail to send finished vehicles across the Atlantic, inking a deal with a wind propulsion firm.
Renault has signed a three-year deal with French developer Neoline to construct two wind-powered ro-ro vessels to operate on a transatlantic route from 2020.
The 136-metre long Neoliner has a beam of 24.2 metres and a standard sailing speed of 11 knots. It has some 4,200sq metres ...

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