California’s Clippership has contracted Dutch shipyard KM Yachtbuilders to build its first RINA-approved, 24 m long zero-emission, autonomous, wind-powered vessel, reports EIN Presswire.
The ship is scheduled to launch in late 2026 to serve transatlantic, Caribbean and South American pilot routes, areas where other pioneering sail cargo vessels are also eyeing growing business.
The ship features twin, foldable rigid wings for primary wind propulsion and is designed for open-ocean autonomy. The vessel has a cargo capacity of up to 75 Euro-pallets within its climate-controlled cargo hold.
A Clippership spokesperson said: “Partnering with KM Yachtbuilders places our design in the hands of a shipyard known for building safe and innovative aluminum vessels, and RINA’s design approval ensures full alignment with applicable international regulations.”
Started in a Los Angeles garage by brothers Nico and Luca Cymbalist, and Kai Matsuka, Clippership is a maritime robotics company whose mission is to build a new way of transporting cargo across oceans and waterways.
“If successful, we will open new point-to-point trade routes, revitalize small ports, and dramatically reduce the environmental impact of transporting cargo over the ocean,” the company states on its website.
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Source: EIN Presswire
