VESSEL REVIEW | Neoliner Origin – France's Neoline to deploy sailing Ro-Ro cargo ship on trans-Atlantic routes

Neoliner Origin has an LOA of 136 metres (446 feet), a beam of 24.2 metres (79.4 feet), a draught of 5.5 metres (18 feet), space for 1,130 lane metres (3,710 linear feet) of freight across two garage decks and 265 TEUs (together amounting to 5,300 tonnes), and accommodation for 12 passengers in addition to her crew of 20.

Loading of Ro-Ro freight is via a stern ramp. In addition to vehicles, agricultural equipment such as tractors and construction machinery including excavators and bulldozers can be carried in the garage decks. The container cargo can meanwhile consist of various combinations of 20-foot and 40-foot dry and refrigerated boxes as well as boxes laden with ATEX-compliant dangerous goods.

Irregularly shaped cargo such as aircraft components, offshore wind turbines, and generators can also be transported.