Tomorrow the Neoliner will arrive in the port of Livorno Origin, the new two-masted ro-ro ship, 136 meters long and powered mainly by the wind, the construction of which took place completed in the Turkish shipyard RMK Marine from which it set sail on the 29th September to reach the port of Labronico and Sunday that of Bastia, and then sail to the port of Saint-Nazaire which is the final destination. Designed for transport sustainable maritime propulsion thanks to wind propulsion, the ship will operate on a transatlantic route between Saint-Nazaire and Baltimore with monthly frequency and intermediate stops in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. The first commercial crossing to the United States is scheduled for 16 October.

The two masts of the ship, which was developed by the French Neoline Armateur with the support of institutions, associations and companies including the Corsica Sardinia shipping company Ferries, are equipped with 3,000 square meters of rigid sails with automatic control. The ro-ro will sail at a speed commercial of 11 knots, combining energy savings - as It is expected to save up to 80% of fuel compared to a traditional ship of the same size - and optimization of transport times. The new cargo ship will be able to transport 1,200 linear metres of rolling stock (400 cars or 265 containers), representing up to 5,300 tons of goods.

Commenting on Corsica Sardinia Ferries' participation in the project, the president of the shipping company, Pierre Mattei, underlined that, "as a shipowning company responsible, we have a duty to support the transition by supporting these forward-looking solutions, which are true and its own laboratories for the propulsion of maritime transport of the future".