Shipping by sailing ships

[Montero]

There is now a revival of trade by sailing ship. Still really small but growing.

Sailing back to the future: a new dawn for wind-powered shipping?

Bookings for sailboat cargo are on the rise, but the shipping industry still has a whopping carbon footprint to address

www.positive.news

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

The futuristic version of this is being developed here in Belfast by the Artemis group. This article talks about their prospective passenger ferry, but they're also developing a hydrofoil sail-driven (actually more wing-driven) cargo vessel. My OH is involved, I think, in some of the engineering research.

'Revolutionary' Belfast shipbuilding project could create 1,000 jobs after securing £33m grant

A Belfast shipbuilding consortium has won a £33 million UK Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries in the city, potentially creating 1,000 jobs over the next decade.

www.irishnews.com