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Sail Cargo, Why Now?
The technology is there, the projects are there, the people are excited, the wind blows but somehow developments take forever.
Sail Cargo in the 21st Century
Sail cargo is the transportation of goods using a renewable form of energy – wind power – and a combination of traditional and modern sail technologies.image Wiebe Radstake- fairtransport
EcoClipper team has wind in their sails, public opinion on their side
EcoClipper founder believes sustainable transport 'is at a tipping point globally' due to the shocking effects of the coronavirus pandemic' https://www.tradewindsnews.com/insight/ecoclipper-team-has-wind-in-their-sails-public-opinion-on-their-side/2-1-813482
EcoClipper breathes new life into sail power in the age of social media
Dutch outfit EcoClipper says 'the concept has proven itself in the 21st century' tradewindsnews.com/regulation/ecoclipper-breathes-new-life-into-sail-power-in-the-age-of-social-media/2-1-813441
Meet the captain plotting a shipping revolution from his kitchen table
Jorne Langelaan is trying to make a childhood dream a reality by ‘scaling up’ a return to sailing cargo ships as a ‘new’ sustainable industry slowly emerges from the past....
Newsletter: May 2020
You are invited to read and spread around, what might be the first ever, combined market report about the sail cargo and sail passenger industry. You will read the insights, about how the popularity of the sail cargo market has grown exponentially during the past ten years.
Ecoclipper wil vloot zeilschepen om goederen en personen over wereldzeeën te vervoeren
Kapitein Jorne Langelaan werkt vanuit zijn hoofdkantoor in Alkmaar aan de bouw van een vloot duurzame clippers die op duurzame wijze de continenten met elkaar moeten gaan verbinden. Komende zomer begint een campagne om geld bij elkaar te krijgen voor het eerste schip....
Ecoclipper wil vloot zeilschepen om goederen en personen over wereldzeeën te vervoeren
ALKMAAR - Kapitein Jorne Langelaan werkt vanuit zijn hoofdkantoor in Alkmaar aan de bouw van een vloot duurzame clippers die op duurzame wijze de continenten met elkaar moeten gaan verbinden. Komende zomer begint een campagne om geld bij elkaar te krijgen voor het...
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Press Release: Sustainable Shipping Company Launches 2022 Sailing Schedule
Alkmaar, The Netherlands. 05/05/2022. Dutch shipping company EcoClipper has announced this year’s sailing schedule of the newly purchased ship: De Tukker. De Tukker is the first in a fleet of low-impact sailing ships which will transport cargo and passengers using the wind as a main source of propulsion. The schedule focuses on the North Sea, the Channel and Bay of Biscay.
Interview: Gerbrand Schutte – Previous Captain of De Tukker
Sailing ships have long lives. They pass to different people, different generations, all with refreshing ideas on how to continue the ship’s legacy. De Tukker, EcoClipper’s first retrofit vessel, is no exception. Built in 1912, the ship started as a cargo vessel and...
NH nieuws: Droom over vloot zeilende handelsschepen wordt langzaam werkelijkheid
De droom van Alkmaarder Jorne Langelaan om een nieuwe vloot, hypermoderne zeilschepen te bouwen om handel te drijven via de wereldzeeën, begint vorm te krijgen. Terwijl de ontwerpen liggen te wachten op goedkeuring, wordt op een werf in Franeker de Tukker, alvast een...