A steel cutting ceremony was held yesterday (8 November) at RMK Marine’s Tuzla shipyard in Türkiye to mark the start of construction on Neoline Armateur’s 136 metre sail-powered Ro-Ro cargo ship that is set to operate a transatlantic rotation between the ports of Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Baltimore and Halifax from 2025.
In a statement to Bunkerspot today by the International Windship Association (IWSA), Jean ZANUTTINI, President of Neoline, said: ‘This is an important day for all the Neoline team members and all our partners, as we are witnessing the long-awaited concrete start of the construction of the first Neoliner.
‘After several months of detailed studies carried out in full cooperation between the teams from RMK Marine, Mauric, Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Bureau Veritas, we are entering an exciting period which will see the ship being built day by day.
‘The teams at RMK Marine and all their partners have our full confidence in building the Neoliner, which will be one of the largest sailing merchant ships in history.’
