A 24m-class cargo vessel being built by KM Yachtbuilders, with twin folding rigid wings and a climate-controlled pallet hold. Autonomy and wind systems are developed by Clippership; construction and class plans do not establish completed delivery.
Technical detail
Core features
Builder specifies 23.95m length, 6.70m beam and 60t displacement.
Cargo hold capacity is up to 75 Euro-pallets.
Builder lists Dykstra naval architecture, Glosten structural/auxiliary propulsion work and Clippership autonomy/wind systems.
Construction follows RINA rules with planned Powered Sailing Ship/WAPS class and Maltese flag.
Rigid wings
Autonomous vessel
Cargo shipping
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Proposed point-to-point marine freight using wind propulsion.
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Builder status is under construction. No completed class certificate, delivered commercial cargo service or independently measured operating result was established.
Commercial availability
Under construction according to the builder; no completed commercial freight-service availability is established.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Reviewed connections
No reviewed Mission area or released Defence need connection is currently published.
Original sources 1 linked record
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
A 24m-class cargo vessel being built by KM Yachtbuilders, with twin folding rigid wings and a climate-controlled pallet hold. Autonomy and wind systems are developed by Clippership; construction and class plans do not establish completed delivery.
Supports: Capability · core features
Builder lists Dykstra naval architecture, Glosten structural/auxiliary propulsion work and Clippership autonomy/wind systems.
Supports: Capability · name
Clippership 78 wind-powered cargo vessel
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The builder specifies an autonomous cargo vessel with twin foldable rigid wings, weather-aware routing and a climate-controlled pallet hold.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The builder specifies an autonomous cargo vessel with twin foldable rigid wings, weather-aware routing and a climate-controlled pallet hold.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The builder specifies an autonomous cargo vessel with twin foldable rigid wings, weather-aware routing and a climate-controlled pallet hold.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Builder status is under construction. No completed class certificate, delivered commercial cargo service or independently measured operating result was established.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
The builder specifies an autonomous cargo vessel with twin foldable rigid wings, weather-aware routing and a climate-controlled pallet hold.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Proposed point-to-point marine freight using wind propulsion.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
The builder’s vessel entry is marked Under Construction.
Supports: Capability · core features
Cargo hold capacity is up to 75 Euro-pallets.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
The builder specifies an autonomous cargo vessel with twin foldable rigid wings, weather-aware routing and a climate-controlled pallet hold.
Supports: Capability · capability type
KM Yachtbuilders describes Clippership 78 as an autonomous, wind-powered cargo vessel.
Supports: Capability · core features
Construction follows RINA rules with planned Powered Sailing Ship/WAPS class and Maltese flag.
Supports: Capability · core features
Builder specifies 23.95m length, 6.70m beam and 60t displacement.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
