Building a sailing cargo ship: the Neoliner
Festival of Vocations
Master class
By Jean Zanuttini, President of Neoline
Cargo ships are the lifeblood of world trade. But at what price! Pollution, carbon emissions… In 2011, a group of merchant navy officers, who were also keen sailors, launched a crazy gamble: using cutting-edge technologies to design a cargo ship powered by wind energy… By 2023, the gamble had paid off: the green revolution in maritime transport was underway!
Master class
By Jean Zanuttini, President of Neoline
Cargo ships are the lifeblood of world trade. But at what price! Pollution, carbon emissions… In 2011, a group of merchant navy officers, who were also keen sailors, launched a crazy gamble: using cutting-edge technologies to design a cargo ship powered by wind energy… By 2023, the gamble had paid off: the green revolution in maritime transport was underway!