“The world’s first-ever” commercial sailing roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel, the Neoliner Origin, which was built for French shipping player Neoline by the Turkish RMK Marine shipyard, has officially joined its owner’s fleet.
Courtesy of Bureau Veritas
According to French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), having completed the final stage of sea trials, the 136-meter-long and 24.2-meter-wide sailing cargo ship was handed over to its owner on September 26.
It then embarked on a formal maiden journey to its home port of Saint-Nazaire from the Turkish shipyard on September 29. On the way to Saint-Nazaire, Neoliner Origin made a stopover in Bastia for its very first loading operation, Neoline shared in a social media post.
As informed, Neoline officially inaugurated the wind-powered newbuilding on October 13 in Nantes, with the unit’s first-ever voyage—from Montoir-de-Bretagne
