Sail and Humans
Windcoop operates wind-powered container ships, propelled mostly by wind power, which is inexhaustible, clean and free.
These innovative vessels contribute to develop a less polluting transport. Our first wind-powered cargo construction will begin in 2025. Our ambition is for it to be collectively owned by a wide community of shipowners committed to accelerating the maritime energy transition.
Structured as a SCIC (a French multi-stakeholder cooperative), Windcoop invites individuals, businesses, and public stakeholders to become members and co-owners, helping to shape a new model for the shipping industry. This citizen-led initiative empowers all stakeholders to take part in building a low-carbon, human- and environment-centred maritime transport system.
210
containers of 20 feet transported
60%
energy saving on the 1st route
Marseille-Madagascar
2 500
tonnes of goods transported per journey
A low-carbon and tailor-made offer
Designed to harness the power of the wind to its fullest, the 90-metre-long Windcoop container ship can carry 210 containers while reducing its CO₂ emissions by 60% compared with conventional vessels.
The vessel will sail at an average speed of 9 knots (instead of 15 knots for a traditional container ship), primarly powered by 3 rigid wingsails for a total area of 1,050 m2. Paradoxically, the route is faster than existing links, which are often indirect and burdened by transshipments and port of calls.
The container ship will be operational on our first France-Madagascar route, and will enter service in May 2027.
An expanding fleet
New routes are already in the planning stage
This Windcoop cargo ship will be the first of a long series. We want to develop a low-carbon ships fleet, to meet the challenges of international transport.
Our goal: To design shipping routes that meet the needs of our customers.
Importers, producers, shippers… Our future routes depend on you!
👉 Reach out, we’re listening and ready to collaborate.
Committed beyond low-carbon transport
Militant
Windcoop’s vocation is to stir things up on maritime transport. As a progressive company we are in favour of a different economic model that empower consumers, users, customers, partners…
Transparent
Within a opaque maritime sector, Windcoop has opted for transparency.
Our cooperative model includes all stakeholders in our capital, based on shared governance and an open financial structure.
Civic
Windcoop gathers togethers thousands of committed co-owners around a common project. Through collective intelligence, we are building a model for sustainable, efficient and realistic freight transport that serves the general interest.