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World’s longest: 450-feet cargo sail ship with 5,842 tons cargo capacity launched
This extraordinary 136-meter vessel will reduce fossil fuel consumption by over 80 percent and will harness the power of the ...
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Carbon-conscious travelers can now sail across the Atlantic in a wind-powered cargo ship
Described as world’s largest cargo ship with sails ... wind-assisted technologies, the transition is proving slow. TOWT, which was founded in 2011, wanted to show that for some goods, sailing is still ...
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Sailing On The Winds Of Climate Change
After September 11th, fewer cruise passengers seem to frequent its shores ... knowledge of sailing a wind powered ship with the world. “The feeling of sailing under these sails when we are ...
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Giant Sails Actually Help Cargo Ships Save Fuel, And The Planet In Turn
Instead, they’re a set of towering metal sails that stand 123 feet tall, designed to harness the wind’s power ... these modern-day sailing ships. Every port has its own layout and equipment ...
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World’s longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey
the ship can carry 5,300 tonnes of freight over long distances thanks to its two masts and 3,000 square metres of sails. “Thanks to the wind, and by reducing speed from 15 knots (about 30 ...
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Carbon-conscious travelers can now sail across the Atlantic in a wind-powered cargo ship
They were part of a test run by French startup TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT), which has just opened up cabins on its fleet of ... square feet) of sail surface, these ships travel at an ...
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World's longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey
the ship can carry 5,300 tonnes of freight over long distances thanks to its two masts and 3,000 square metres of sails. "Thanks to the wind, and by reducing speed from 15 knots (about 30 ...