Maritime sailing hopes for a legal framework to chart its course
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A 3D view of a prototype of the first cargo ship from the shipping and freight company TOWT. - / AFP
Supporting a nascent, low-carbon, and promising industry: this is the objective of a cross-party bill tabled Wednesday, June 4, in the National Assembly. In a maritime sector still far from decarbonization, the sailing transport industry suffered from an inadequate legal framework.
"This is a law that will allow us to gain legal recognition," says Guillaume Le Grand. His shipping company, TOWT, transports passengers and goods to the West Indies and the United States, at a rate of 1,200 tons per ship. Far from the gigantic fuel-oil-powered container ships, its fleet consists entirely of sailing ships. The number of French companies bringing merchant marine sailing ships back from the depths of history is increasing.
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