As concerns about climate change continue wind-powered shipping is making a comeback.
By Suzanne BearneJorne Langelaan is beaming as he shows me around De Tukker, a traditional two-mast Dutch sail barge that was built in 1912.
De Tukker can carry 70 tonnes of cargo and up to 12 passengers. In her previous life she transported building supplies and produce along the Dutch and German coasts. At the time he was working alongside climate researchers and biologists on expeditions to Antarctica, as a crew member on a historical tall sail ship called Bark Europa."If we want to stick to the Paris Agreement on climate change we really need to keep fossil fuels in the ground," says Ecoclipper's chief executive.
De Tukker can only haul a tiny fraction of that with her 70 cubic meters of cargo space, making her a more expensive way to ship cargo. "The big goal of Ecoclipper is to connect the continents to offer emission-free cargo shipping," says Mr Langelaan. In the US, a 20m steel-hulled schooner sailboat called Apollonia has been transporting cargo up and down the Hudson River in New York State since 2020.The Apollonia connects New York City with towns and cities up the Hudson river
"With sailing I can feel good about the whole process," he says. "I don't like roads and cars, and as much as I love trying to use vegetable oil for cars, it doesn't change the system.
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