Edouard Philippe visitsTOWT’s future sailingcargo ship’s shipyardin Vietnam

TOWT has been the leading sailing company since 2011 and is developing a fleet of efficient cargo sailing vessels, flying the French flag, to offer an innovative transoceanic logistics solution with high capacities, which is drastically low-carbon and profitable.

By 2025, TOWT guarantees 9,600 tons of CO2 emissions saved each year with two ships, departing and arriving from Le Havre, 72,000 tons per year of goods switched to low-carbon transport.

During his visit to Piriou’s X51 shipyard, Edouard Philippe was accompanied by Guillaume Le Grand, CEO and President of TOWT, and Mrs. Emmanuelle Pavillon-Grosser, Consul General of France in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Piriou shipyard, based in Concarneau (Finistère) is the industrial partner that TOWT has chosen to build its fleet of modern cargo ships.

In recent years, the Breton shipyard has made a firm commitment to the decarbonisation of maritime transport. Thanks to the expertise of its design office, based in Concarneau, and to a booming French shipbuilding industry, PIRIOU has designed a modern and ultra-efficient workboat, the construction of which has been entrusted to its yard in Ho-Chi Minh City.

Vietnam is a country with a naval tradition, possessing skills and know-how. Building in Vietnam allows TOWT to contain costs without compromising on the required level of reliability. This approach is consistent with TOWT’s value of sobriety, serving its customers in the most responsible and relevant way possible.

La classe Phénix est une goélette largement automatisée, coque acier et superstructure aluminium, conçue pour 330 jours de mer/an. Son moyen principal de propulsion est la voile. Économie de CO2 attendue : 20 g par tonne / km, soit 90% de moins que le transport maritime conventionnel.