French Automaker Unveils Plan to Construct Sailing Vehicle Carriers
French car manufacturer Renault has actually introduced an enthusiastic strategy to build 2 wind-powered roll-on/roll-off vessels by as very early as 2020.
For the job, Renault has actually partnered with the French startup Neoline, which was started in 2015 with the objective of ending up being the globe’s very first shipowner focusing on cruising freight ships.
According to a news release, Renault and also Neoline will certainly initially create a 136-meter vessel and also 4,200 square meters of sail location to act as a design. The objective, nonetheless, is to construct 2 sail-powered ships by 2020-2021 to service a pilot path signing up with Saint-Nazaire, the UNITED STATE Eastern coast and also Saint-Pierre & & Miquelon off the coastline of Newfoundland.
Renault states the job is component its ecological method focused on minimizing its carbon impact by 25% in between 2010-2022, with a 6% target for its supply chain contrasted to 2016 degrees.
“Groupe Renault’s objective is to reduce the environmental impact of each vehicle throughout its entire life cycle, from parts transportation up to delivery and end-of-life processing,” commented Jean-Philippe Hermine, Vice President of Strategic Environmental Planning at Renault Group.
Renault, which has actually been making cars and trucks because 1898, currently has a visibility in 134 nations and also sales of 3.76 million automobiles in 2017. Nearly 60% of the Group’s components and also automobiles are carried by sea.
Jean Zanuttini, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of NEOLINE, mentioned: “We are especially pleased that Groupe Renault, a key player in accessible and sustainable mobility for all, is the first partner to join us on board our journey by trusting in NEOLINE’s maritime transport solution. Considering that the traditional sea freight accounts for nearly 3% of CO2 emissions in Europe*, NEOLINE aims to build an innovative French solution to address a global environmental challenge while remaining within an industrial and competitive framework, with the support from its partners.”