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From Europe to East America

A new regular transatlantic route

The transatlantic route operated by Neoline is a first-of-its-kind, offering new capacities in terms of freight (rolling and non-standard freights) and destination.

With a monthly frequency and a commercial speed of 11 knots, this service offers the following transit times:

St-Nazaire <-> St-Pierre & Miquelon : 8-day round trip (2 ports of call per rotation)
St-Nazaire <-> Baltimore : 13-day outward journey and 15-day return journey
St-Nazaire <-> Halifax : 18 days outward and 10 days return*

*From/to Halifax, onward connections by rail are available: +3 days from/to Montreal and +4 days from/to Toronto.

Please note that transit times may vary depending on the season. For more information, please contact our team.

Montoir-de-Bretagne

Departure port · St-Nazaire hub

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Somaloir

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Saint-Pierre & Miquelon

8-day round trip · 2 ports of call per rotation

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Alliance Europe

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Baltimore

13-day outward · 15-day return

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Norton Lilly

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Halifax + rail onward

18 days outward · 10-day return

Onward rail connections

Montreal+3 days

Toronto+4 days

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Montship

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Neoliner Origin

An innovative pilot ship

Thanks to the close collaboration between Neoline and its technical partners, Neoliner Origin is a “ro-ro” (roll on – roll off) sailing cargo ship that harnesses the wind as its main source of propulsion, complemented by an auxiliary diesel-electric system.

This flexible and secure horizontal loading method allows for the rapid handling of a wide variety of freight, from refrigerated containers to oversized cargo, while fully meeting international shipping standards.

Equipped with two Solidsail masts (designed by Chantiers de l’Atlantique) and anti-drift plans (developed by Fouré Lagadec), Neoliner Origin is purpose-built to sail primarily under wind power while maintaining reliable transit times. Both rigs can be folded down, enabling access to most ports with ease.

Thanks to its carefully optimized design, and operating on its North Atlantic route, the vessel aims to reduce fuel consumption by over 80% compared with a conventional ship sailing at 15 kts.

Key features of Neoliner Origin :


Length :	136 m
Width :	24,2 m
Draft :	5.5 m (harbor) / 14 m (offshore)
Air draft :	88.2 m / 42 m (masts folded down)
Travel :	11000 t
Deadweight :	6300 t
Total sail area :	3000 m²
Power (diesel-electric) :	4000 kW
Commercial speed :	11 kts
Max. motor speed :	14 kts
Crew :	13
Passengers :	12 (6 double cabins)

This 360° video was filmed at the end of construction at the RMK Marine shipyard, shortly before delivery. It shows the vessel as it was at that time. It is now fully completed and cleaned.

Rolling, Container, Oversize.

100% secured loading in hold and garage

Equipped with a 12m-wide loading ramp, Neoliner Origin can handle a wide range of parcel sizes and packaging in 3 loading areas (a 2100m² main garage, a 500m² tween deck, and 950m² lower garage), all fully protected and weatherproofed.

Its transport capacities are optimized to load both light freight (cars, big bags, pallets…) and oversized parcels, up to 9.8m high and 200 tons, without the need for lifting.

NEOLINE service strengths

A competitive and stable freight rate

We offer to our shippers quality transport combined with a stable freight rate and no variable part due to fluctuations in bunker prices (BAF).

Universal, modular transport

Thanks to its optimized size, its rear ramp allowing the loading of heavy, rolling and non-standard freights, and the layout of its garages, Neoliner Origin can load a very wide variety of freights addressing the current logistics standards.

A controlled lead time transport

Innovative propulsion, adaptive energy management with auxiliary diesel-electric propulsion, weather routing: our ships can commit to their commercial speed.

Environmentally-friendly transport

In support of our shippers' CSR strategies, the NEOLINE transport solution reduces GHG emissions by up to 80% on an ocean transatlantic (compared to an equivalent conventional ship), and eliminates SOx and NOx.

Pioneering shippers

Our first-time customers

Neoline has built its commercial strategy to provide real logistical and ecological added value, while remaining economically viable. This offer has convinced major French industrial groups (such as Bénéteau, Renault group, Hennessy, Manitou, Clarins, Remy Cointreau, La Fournée Dorée). Their upstream support was decisive in financing the project.

These pioneering shippers have committed to a cleaner shipping with Neoline, some as early as 2018, as part of an ambitious corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. Aware of the environmental, social and ethical issues at stake in their activities, they are willing to play their part in the energy transition of their supply chain and transport logistics.

Find out about these pioneering shippers, who committed to the early development of the project – way before the arrival of Neoliner Origin.

Jean-Philippe Hermine

Director of Strategy and Environmental Planning, RENAULT Group

"Groupe Renault's ambition is to reduce the ecological footprint of each vehicle throughout its life cycle, from the transportation of manufacturing parts to delivery and end-of-life processing. As part of our commitment to exploring new sustainable mobility solutions and supporting the trajectory of our carbon footprint reduction, NEOLINE's solution, combining energy sobriety and operational relevance, strongly caught our attention."

Delphine Planes

Beneteau Group Purchasing Director

"As the world's leading manufacturer of pleasure sailboats, the use of sail in the world of maritime transport was an obvious choice. NEOLINE offers a tailor-made, ecologically and economically relevant solution for the BENETEAU Group's transatlantic flows. With loading as close as possible to our shipyards, Neoline's solution enables us to reduce GHG emissions by 75%* for the transport of eligible boats."

David Bechemilh

Transport and Customs Manager at Manitou Group

"It's vital for Manitou Group to have access to transport solutions that are both efficient and responsible. NEOLINE's proposal is fully in line with our operational needs and our ambitious low-carbon trajectory set for 2022. Reducing sea freight emissions is one of the objectives of the Group's transport roadmap. With this service, we will be able to maintain similar delivery times, while optimizing pre-carriage from our plants in the Grand Ouest region to the port of Nantes - Saint-Nazaire.

Mathieu Testud

Supply Chain Director Jas Hennessy & Co

"The collaboration with NEOLINE enables us to take a new step forward in terms of sustainable transport: every year, 4 million bottles (containerized) will be transported by sailing cargo ship to the USA, the leading market for Hennessy Cognac. This innovative mode of transport will complement our historic shipping system by sea and rail (94% of Jas Hennessy & Co's modes of transport, with road representing 5% and air less than 1%)."

Yann Le Gouic

Clarins Transport and Logistics Manager

"At Clarins, caring for the planet is an integral part of the company's philosophy, a way of thinking at all times. The group's commitment to reducing its carbon footprint by 30% by 2025 involves responsible purchasing, particularly in terms of transport. Each and every one of us has been trained and made aware of this. Neoline's innovative, carbon-free solution perfectly matches our responsible objectives, our values and our logistics needs. It will fit in perfectly with our shipping arrangements to our American subsidiary. This marks the beginning of a new era in environmentally-friendly sea freight. We're proud to be part of the change alongside them, helping to make life more beautiful and to pass on a more beautiful world.

Dominique Morillon

Associate General Manager of La Fournée Dorée

"La Fournée Dorée is particularly proud to support Neoline's initiative. We are the first group in the French food sector to join this project, transporting our products to the American continent while looking after the future of our planet. This is perfectly in line with our environmental commitments. Neoline has everything we need to promote our expansion, to export French know-how abroad in an extraordinary way and, I hope, to restore sailing to its former glory. Having trained in the merchant navy, I particularly appreciate this project, which brilliantly combines a thousand-year-old maritime tradition with a vision that is as virtuous as it is futuristic."

Marielle Cochard

Supply Chain Director

"The Neoline project, a blend of Optimism, Adventure, Energy and Know-how, perfectly echoes the philosophy of our company. As a long-standing user of maritime transport for our exports to the United States, our agreement with Neoline is a natural complement to our global approach to decarbonization. Longchamp has always been committed to making products that last over time; thanks to this partnership, we are entering a new phase in our ecological commitment to the transportation of our goods. This partnership is a strong and positive sign for our transport and logistics teams and for the new generations of employees. The geographical proximity of our companies, located in the Greater West of France, brings a complementary synergy. We are proud and happy to be working towards a cleaner future by taking part in this great adventure. We look forward to the departure of our first containers!

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2 rue Tournefort
44000 Nantes
France

+33(0) 9.81.23.16.37

contact@neoline.eu

Our services

From Europe to East America

A new regular transatlantic route