Canopée
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Canopée ("Canopy") is a French freighter ship that is the first sail-assisted container ship.[2] Laid down in 2019 and launched in 2022, it is designed specifically to transport elements of the Ariane 6 rocket from European ports to the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, in South America. It made its first trans-Atlantic crossing in December 2022.[3]
History | |
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Name | Canopée |
Port of registry | Marseille |
Builder | Neptune Marine Projects B.V. |
Identification | IMO number: 9924120 , MMSI number: 228438700 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 10000 t |
Length | 121 m[1] |
Beam | 22 m |
The ship is equipped with four Oceanwings - articulated and automated wings of 363m² each.[4] The wind-powered element reduces the carbon impact, depending on weather conditions, and is considered a pioneer in the energy transition of maritime transport.[5]
The ship was owned by Jifmar Guyane, designed by VPLP Design, constructed by Partner Stocznia shipyard in Szczecin in Poland and by Neptune marine in the Netherlands.[6] Oceanwings sails are designed, engineered and manufactured by AYRO in Caen France.