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Ro-ro Neoline Armateur celebrated, with builder RMK Marine and its partners, the launching of NEOLINER ORIGIN’s, the world’s first commercial sailing ro-ro vessel. NEOLINERORIGIN will become a 136m-long sailing commercial ship capable of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by over 80% compared to conventional ships of equivalent size by reducing energy needs and using wind as the main propulsion energy.

The NEOLINER ORIGIN will be equipped with nearly 3,000sqm of sail and two foldable Solidsail carbon masts of 76m height manufactured by Chantiers de l’Atlantique, retractable anti-drift plans made by Fouré Lagadec, and an ultra-efficient weather routing system developed by D-ICE Engineering.

Thanks to these innovative technologies and adopting a commercial speed of 11 knots, the NEOLINER ORIGIN will achieve fuel savings of up to 80% to 90%, resulting in a reduction of associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Upon completion of its construction, the NEOLINER ORIGIN will perform its first rotation between Saint-Nazaire and the East Coast of the United States (Halifax/Baltimore), with two stops at Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

This new transatlantic route will provide shippers who have chosen Neoline with an industrial and competitive transportation service while being as decarbonized as possible and offering new capabilities in terms of types of cargo (rolling and oversized freight) as well as destinations.

NEOLINE develops custom solutions with and for its partners as part of their environmental strategy to reduce the carbon footprint of their logistics chain.

The solution offered by NEOLINE allows cost savings on pre-routing logistics to major European ports in the English Channel and the North Sea and post-routing to major American and Canadian ports.

With a loading capacity of 1,200 lane metres (2.8m wide) or 265 TEUs for a maximum weight of 5,300 tonnes of goods, the NEOLINER ORIGIN can accommodate different types of cargo. It can also carry up to 12 passengers during its various rotations.

SMC is delighted to announce the Steel Cutting Ceremony for a 115,000 DWT production oil tanker (Hull No. CHB3022) under its supervision at Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard Co., Ltd., China. This is the second vessel in a series of three ordered by Pro Tanker Investment Co., Ltd., Singapore.

The vessel was classed by ABS’s Register and built to Singapore flag requirements. The delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 10 May 2026.

SMC is delighted to announce the Steel Cutting Ceremony for a 22,000 Mton Lifting Capacity Floating Dry Dock – Hull Number VB0029A under its supervision at HuaRun Dadong Dockyard, China.

The vessel will be classed by LR and built to the European flag requirements.

This vessel, ordered by Tenerife Shipyards from Hidramar Group, Canary Islands, Spain is scheduled to be delivered in January 2026.

SMC is delighted to announce the Delivery Ceremony for a 66,000 DWT shallow draft bulk carriers under its supervision at PengLai ZhongBai JingLu Ship Industry Co., Ltd, China.

The Vessel is specially designed to load 25,000 tons of copper concentrates at a shallow draft of 6.20m. The vessel will be classed by ABS and built to Liberia flag requirements and flag have been changed to Jakarta upon delivery.

SMC is delighted to announce the Delivery of an 82,000 DWT bulk carrier [RGR OKINAWA] at Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry CO., Ltd. China. This the third in series of four vessels ordered by Scion Shipping & Trading.

The vessel will be classed by LR and built to Liberia flag requirements.

SMC is pleased to announce the Steel Cutting of a 50,000 DWT class oil/chemical tanker (Hull No. H2915) at HD Hyundai Mipo Co., Ltd., Korea. This is the fourth vessel in a series of fifteen vessels ordered by PT Pertamina International Shipping, Indonesia.

The vessel will be classed by DNV and built to Panama flag requirements, scheduled to be delivered on 25 November 2025.

SMC is delighted to announce the Delivery for an 82,000 DWT bulk carrier [BH FORTUNE] under its supervision at Hengli Shipyard, China. This is the last vessel in a series of four vessels ordered by Hairun Shipping Limited Company, China.

The vessel is classed by NK Classification Society and built to Liberia flag requirements. The delivery date of the vessel is 21 January 2025.

SMC is delighted to announce the Launching Ceremony for a 7,700 DWT bunker tanker (Hull No. HTJ23209) under its supervision at Jiang Men Hang Tong Shipyard, China. This is the first vessel in a series of four ordered by Peninsula, Spain.

The vessel will be classed by Lloyd’s Register and built to Madeira flag requirements. The delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 31 May 2025.

SMC is pleased to announce Steel Cutting of a 174,000 m³ LNG carrier (Hull No. SN 2646) under its supervision at Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea. This is the vessel ordered by Tropic 19 Limited.

The vessel will be classed by LR and built to the flag of Republic of Liberia, scheduled to delivery for 16 June 2026.

SMC is delighted to announce the Delivery Ceremony for an 36,880 DWT lakemax general cargo, Hull No. BC37K-5 under its supervision at DSIC Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding Industry Co., China. This is the fifth vessel in a series of twelve ordered by Polsteam, Poland.

The vessel will be classed by Lloyd’s Register and built to Portugal flag requirements. The delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 16 January 2025.