Mathieu Petiteau, Ponant’s director of research and development, said designs for the French line’s fourteenth ship had been worked on “for several months” and would undergo “a new whole life cycle concept” to reduce the vessel’s ecological footprint.
“We’re assessing all the potential impacts: discharges into the atmosphere and water, microplastics, noise levels, and social and human impacts,” said Petiteau. “A total new generation ship needs to be designed and we intend to deliver it.”
