TOWT
| Company type | SAS |
|---|---|
| Industry | Maritime transportation |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Guillaume Le Grand & Diana Mesa |
| Headquarters | , France |
| Services | Maritime cargo transport of alcoholic beverages |
| Website | www.towt.eu |
TransOceanic Wind Transport or TOWT is a French shipowner based in Le Havre, France, famous for operating predominantly sailing vessels for maritime cargo transport across the Atlantic Ocean.
The company was established in Brest in 2011, but after 2020 it is headquartered in Le Havre.
Business activities
[edit]From the very beginning of the company, its founders Guillaume Le Grand and Diana Mesa states their mission to take sailing to another scale, in order to massively decarbonise maritime transport.[1][2]
TOWT usually transports high added value cargo, like cocoa, rum, tea, coffee. The ships take transatlantic routes, as well as European cabotage destinations. About sixty trips were made between 2011 and 2022, for about 1,500 tons transported.[1]
As of 2024, the company showcased total revenue of € 1 million euro from 18 chartered cargo boats.[3]
Vessels
[edit]TOWT has been chartering old cargo sailboats from British, Dutch or Scandinavian owners since its establishment in 2011. As of 2024, the company operates 18 chartered sailing cargo boats.[1][3]
In 2024, the company launched its first newly constructed cargo ship, the 1000-tons sailing ship Anemos.[4] The ship was built by the PIRIOU shipyard in Concarneau, France and outfitted in Giurgiu, Romania,[4] as a first of a series of the company's own Phoenix class of sailing cargos ships. Beginning its maiden cargo voyage across the Atlantic in August 2024, the 81-meter-long ship was touted by the media as the world’s largest wind-powered cargo ship.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Le retour inéluctable des grands voiliers". TOWT (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ du Guerny, Stanislas (2020-07-22). "Le breton Towt décidé à rendre le transport du fret à la voile compétitif". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ a b "Our Story". TOWT. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ a b "High-Tech Sailing Ship Starts Maiden Voyage With 1,000 Tonnes of Cargo". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Sinha, Sujita (2024-08-20). "Anemos: World's largest sailing cargo ship begins Transatlantic trip". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 2024-08-28.