All you need to know
OxyWings® Technology
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What is your new technology?
We use the power of the sun to generate energy coupled with electrical power.
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Lots of solar power, the latest generation of batteries for energy storage, and a good dose of technology combined with the latest advances in electric propulsion to assist the ship's engine and generators. We explain it all here
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What are your decarbonisation forecasts?
Our patented OxyWings® technology delivers immediate 50% fuel savings
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On the France-Madagascar route, our forecasts for the current design indicate an average fuel saving of 60%, which is equivalent to 724 tonnes of CO2 less than the same vessel operating 100% under engine power at an average speed of 8 knots. This is equivalent to less than 1g of CO2 emitted per tonne of goods transported over one kilometre. On the transatlantic route, known for its very favourable winds, we can achieve energy savings of up to 90%: a minimal amount of CO2 produced.
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Can the patented OxyWings® system be adapted to all shipping vessels?
Yes, OxyWings® technology has been designed to fit the 100,000 carbon-free merchant ships!
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What about CO2 emissions?
According to Armateurs de France , transporting 20 tonnes from Asia to Europe costs as much as a plane ticket for one person on the same journey.
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Transport costs rarely exceed 1.5% of the final price of the product. For example, a television set worth €700 costs €10 to transport by boat. Over the last ten years, the price of sea freight has almost halved, while the price of road and air freight has remained stable.
Maritime routes
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Will you be stopping over in Europe?
Yes, because we have strong demand from shippers in the Southern Africa region to transport goods to Europe!
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But we also need a North-South trade balance to supply the southern hemisphere with value-added processed goods.
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What are your stopovers in Africa?
We are based in Dar Es Salaam and have established a regular passenger and freight service between Dar Es Salaam and Moroni in the Comoros.
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On request, we also serve the ports of Mtwara in Tanzania, and ports in coastal countries such as Mozambique, Kenya, Mauritius, Reunion Island, Mayotte and Madagascar.
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What will the boat's average speed be?
The usual cruising speeds of our ships are an average of 10 knots on all routes.
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(1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour, or 1852 m per hour... so 10 knots corresponds to 18.52 km/h). This speed is the one that best optimises ships equipped with OxyWings® technology, resulting in fuel savings estimated at 50% of usual consumption. This fuel saving represents the main item of expenditure in the company's accounts.
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Will you be charging from north to south?
Yes, we have built up a solid reputation of trust in Africa
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(1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour, or 1852 m per hour... so 10 knots corresponds to 18.52 km/h). This speed is the one that best optimises ships equipped with OxyWings® technology, resulting in fuel savings estimated at 50% of usual consumption. This fuel saving represents the main item of expenditure in the company's accounts.
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What will you be transporting?
Today, we transport local goods in order to open up the local populations and operators. Today, we mainly trade with producers to transport food products (spices, vanilla, fruit, etc.), but also essential oils, textiles and supermarkets. We favour fair trade and organic production, without limiting ourselves in our commercial development in order to reach an economic reality with a sailing cargo ship. Let's not forget that Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world today, and the local population has no need to import goods with high added value. Oxywings is there first and foremost to show that clean transport that respects the workers of the sea is possible.
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(1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour, or 1852 m per hour... so 10 knots corresponds to 18.52 km/h). This speed is the one that best optimises ships equipped with OxyWings® technology, resulting in fuel savings estimated at 50% of usual consumption. This fuel saving represents the main item of expenditure in the company's accounts.
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What flags do you choose for your ships?
We have chosen the RIF (Registre International Français) flag.
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The RIF is the French register for merchant ships. There are currently 370 ships flying the RIF flag, including many gas tankers and container ships. A one-stop shop also handles customs and shipping permits, but currently has no autonomy over taxation, which is the responsibility of Bercy. This flag brings several advantages to the shipping company, including a reduction in employer contributions to 11.6% (instead of 35.6%) to the social protection scheme for seafarers, and access to tax incentives for its investments.
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What's a pavilion?
The flag represents the legal attachment of a vessel to a state.al.
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This ship/state relationship is also known as "flag law", which is applied at all times, even outside territorial waters. Ships are subject to numerous specific rules: fiscal, social, environmental, criminal, etc. In return, the state has a role in ensuring that these rules are properly applied, but also in protecting the shipowner. The flag reflects the image and seriousness of the shipowner. It highlights its social, technical and safety commitment, as well as its environmental credentials.
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What type of fuel will you be using in addition to air propulsion?
We plan to use fossil MGO (Marine Gas Oil) or the equivalent in biodiesel, because this is a technology that has been mastered.
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This alternative is already less polluting than heavy fuel oil, which is still widely used by container ships today. As far as synthetic fuels are concerned, the alternative to fossil fuels, they do not meet our criteria: either in terms of feasibility, or in terms of technological maturity, or in terms of availability on the territories where Windcoop will be visiting, but also in terms of storage. For example, hydrogen, which is very much in vogue in the media today, is difficult to meet our needs because of storage problems for long journeys (not to mention the energy needed to produce it, which may call into question its environmental impact).
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How are you going to manage the risks of piracy in this part of the world?
Piracy has virtually been eradicated in this part of the Southern Ocean.
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We will adhere to the protocols of the MICA (Maritime Information Cooperation & Awareness Center), which deals with piracy and maritime crime. This means that we are regularly informed so that we can take as few risks as possible and be supported in the event of a problem. After having been the global epicentre of piracy with an explosion in the number of hostage-takings (around 2010), the proportion of attacks in relation to traffic in the southern Red Sea - Gulf of Aden - African coast zone is now negligible thanks to: the massive deployment of Western naval forces; the authorisation given by Somalia to third countries to intervene in its EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone); the introduction of convoys and best practice guides for merchant ships.
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How do we recruit our crews?
The training of our sailors in Tanzania by a leading maritime school in the Indian Ocean.
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OxyWings has decided to involve African students from the Dar Es Salaam Marine Institute (DMI) in its project for decarbonised cargo ships equipped with OxyWings® technology. They will have access to the training module devoted to techniques and new regulations on OxyWings® technology, which decarbonises merchant navy vessels. A dedicated manufacturing unit for the OxyWings® equipment production line will involve the Dar Es Salaam Marine Institute.
Business model
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What are the key figures to remember?
Seaborne trade accounts for 90% of world trade in terms of volumes transported and 80% in terms of value.
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The increase has been spectacular: almost 11 billion tonnes of goods moved on the world's seas in 2017, compared with just 550 million tonnes in 1950. By comparison, air freight carries barely 2 million tonnes of goods.
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How is global shipping organised?
Maritime transport is used to transport large volumes of goods of all kinds over intercontinental distances:
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Crude oil transported in tankers, solid bulk (coal, ore, grain, etc.) in bulk carriers, a wide variety of goods on board container ships. The specialisation and standardisation of ships means that tonne-kilometres can be produced at low cost and with great reliability. What's more, increasing the size of these vessels allows for considerable economies of scale.
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What is containerisation?
Today, 90% of non-bulk goods are transported in containers.
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Containerisation has made freight transport more efficient, reducing transport time by 84% and cost by 35%. Apart from price considerations, the reasons for the success of containerisation are simple: Standardised dimensions for easier handling and greater productivity. Possibility of transporting all kinds of goods, manufactured goods, fruit, vegetables, etc. Suitable for all types of transport (sea, road, river and rail), facilitating pre- and post-shipment transport that requires transhipment, guaranteeing intermodality. Lower transport costs thanks to massification. Reduced product breakage costs: as there is no load breakage, only the container is handled, so if the goods are properly packed, breakage is non-existent. Reduced theft: containers are generally sealed and can be fitted with padlocks.
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What are your competitive advantages?
We are the only shipping company to offer container transport with such significant energy savings.
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We develop lines according to the needs of our customers, providing a service in small secondary ports that the usual large freighters cannot reach. We offer short transit times, because we are the only company to offer a service without transhipment.
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Is it possible to see your 5-year business plan?
Here is a forecast for the operation of three 60m, 60 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) vessels:
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How many shippers have made a firm commitment to you?
We currently have 21 shippers signed up by Letter of Intent for more than 10,000 tonnes of goods.
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In addition to our regular Dar Es Salaam - Comoros route, we are planning 3 to 10 rotations per month per ship in the Africa and Indian Ocean zone. We are planning 6 rotations per year to Europe for the ship that will be dedicated to this shipping route, representing a total of 20,000 tonnes of goods transported per year on all shipping lines combined.
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Will you be receiving public or European subsidies?
Yes, we are going to benefit from a range of measures to reduce the investment required.
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There are several levels of support available: local support (regional and other), national support (e.g. the French tech grant and other schemes offered by BPI), investment tax credits (such as the overseas tax credit), the CEE (energy saving certificate) premium, the green bonus mechanism, European transition budgets, etc.
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What is the French Tax Lease?
This is a specific tax system for shipowners using the RIF flag, enabling them to benefit from tax and budgetary advantages. This system puts in place :
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- a flat-rate tax based on the tonnage of ships operated, in place of the standard corporation tax regime: the tonnage tax; - an exemption from VAT and customs duties on the ship when it is imported, on bunkering goods and domestic tax, on petroleum products, deliveries of goods intended to be incorporated into the ship, maintenance, conversion, repair, chartering and leasing operations; - a system of tax deductibility of depreciation: article 39 C of the General Tax Code, to support investment in ships (tax leasing system); - a green bonus depreciation mechanism in conjunction with Article 39 C; - an exemption mechanism for capital gains on the sale of ships, including if acquired through leasing; - a system of exemptions from employers' contributions, financed by the State, to reduce the cost of French seafarers.
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What is tonnage tax?
Since 2004, France has had a flat-rate taxation system based on the tonnage of ships ...
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which applies to companies that derive at least 75% of their turnover from the operation of ships used for commercial purposes. It is based on net tonnage, or UMS (Universal Measurement System) in France. It is defined by independent certification bodies that determine the carrying capacity of ships. From a shipowner's point of view, this system is extremely competitive.
The crews
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How do we recruit our crews?
The training of our sailors in Tanzania by a leading maritime school in the Indian Ocean.
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OxyWings has decided to involve African students from the Dar Es Salaam Marine Institute (DMI) in its project for decarbonised cargo ships equipped with OxyWings® technology. They will have access to the training module devoted to techniques and new regulations on OxyWings® technology, which decarbonises merchant navy vessels. A dedicated manufacturing unit for the OxyWings® equipment production line will involve the Dar Es Salaam Marine Institute.
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What will be the working conditions for on-board staff? Working hours?
We respect local and international charters on living conditions on board our ships.
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We are particularly keen to ensure that our crews feel safe on board and can enjoy excellent pay conditions. Our working conditions are respectful and inclusive for our seafarers on all our current and future shipping lines. The MLC2006 international maritime regulations protect seafarers from overexploitation and occupational hazards. We believe that the regulations in this code are a good basis for defining working hours on board and respecting seafarers' rest.
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How many people will be needed on board?
We employ 5 seafarers: Captain, mechanical officer, 2 deckhands, container or loader technician. The crew will be supplemented as necessary depending on the transport assignments. A cabin will be reserved for a cadet learning the trade to complement our policy of in-house internet training.
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What are the conditions for obtaining an RIF flag?
RIF stands for Registre International Français.
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The RIF imposes a minimum safety crew complement to ensure that the vessel is "manned by a sufficient number of seafarers with a sufficient level of professional qualifications to guarantee the safety and security of the vessel and the people on board, as well as compliance with watchkeeping obligations, working hours and rest periods". (article L.5522-2 of the French Transport Code). The actual workforce may be higher, which will be validated by the RIF. It will also impose nationality criteria: a RIF vessel must be manned by a minimum of 25% European seafarers (EU, EEA or Swiss Confederation nationals).
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What are the advantages of flying the RIF flag for sailors?
It provides numerous tax measures and exemptions for crews.
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For seafarers resident in France: affiliation to ENIM (Établissement national des invalides de la marine). Seamen also benefit from tax exemption with a minimum of 183 days' work over a sliding year. For non-EU nationals: the RIF flag is a protective flag because it requires the shipowner or recruitment company to cover 7 of the 9 sections of social protection set out in the Maritime Labour Convention. Validation of sailing time to obtain or maintain STCW certificates.
Maritime Trade
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How profitable is a shipping company?
in two years, Maersk has multiplied its net profit by... 12 to 18.03 billion euros
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Combining dizzying growth with record profitability, the world's shipping giant (narrowly edged out by MSC in January) posted a net profit that is an all-time record for a Danish company. Yesterday, on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, the share price continued to climb throughout the day, ending on a spectacular +7.24%.
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What are the advantages of transporting goods by ship?
What are the advantages of sea transport? Sea transport is an inexpensive means of transport (it costs thirty times less than land transport).
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Although it can be used to transport large quantities of goods, sea transport is also a suitable means of transport for small consignments and short distances.
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What are the advantages of transporting goods by ship?
It is less polluting
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Transporting goods by sea is less polluting than other means of transport. It is even the most environmentally friendly, emitting up to 5 times less carbon dioxide than road transport and up to 13 times less C02 than air transport.
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What is the impact of maritime transport?
In 2018, maritime transport produced 13.5% of the European Union's (EU) total greenhouse gas emissions, far behind road and air transport.
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Whether it's transporting goods or tourism, the sector plays an essential role in the global economy.
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Why is sea transport the most popular mode of transport?
Maritime transport is the most environmentally-friendly mode of transport:
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According to Armateurs de France, it emits 5 times less CO2 than road transport and 13 times less than air transport.
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