The sail cargo and passenger industry has been growing as sustainable brokers and sail cargo companies have thrown their hats into the limitless wind, and in 2018 Jorne Langelaan started EcoClipper with a vision.
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Persbericht: Nederlandse start-up, in wind-ship logistiek, haalt €200,000 op.
Alkmaar, Nederland. (9 juni 2022). Met haar aanbod aan investeerders, waarmee ze mede-eigenaar kunnen worden van een toekomstige vloot van zeilende vracht- en passagiersschepen, heeft de start-up EcoClipper, gedurende deze ronde, meer dan € 200.000 opgehaald. De investering wordt gebruikt, voor het eerste schip: De Tukker dat momenteel een refit ondergaat, alswel voor de verdere ontwikkeling van EcoClipper’s geplande nieuwbouw Clipper-serie, de EcoClipper500.
New Dawn Traders: An Introduction
No-compromise Brokering New Dawn Traders, headquartered in Argal Farm, Cornwall (UK) is a “Voyage COOP” broker bringing together a network of farmers and makers, sailors and Port Enterprises to deliver delicious goods to UK shores, as close to emission-free as...
Persbericht: Samenwerking voor zeilende vracht en passagiers lijndienst
De internationale bevrachter New Dawn Traders en rederij EcoClipper gaan een samenwerking aan om passagiers en vracht, op duurzame wijze te vervoeren met zeilend vrachtschip ‘De Tukker’ op de Europese wateren. Om werkelijk emissievrij vracht te varen dient er...
Press Release: EcoClipper announces formal partnership with broker New Dawn Traders
With EcoClipper’s first cargo sail ship ‘De Tukker’, almost ready to sail, the company is excited to announce a new formal partnership with sustainable cargo broker New Dawn Traders. Alkmaar, The Netherlands. 30/05/2022. From August 2022 the sailing Ketch ‘De Tukker’...
Tradewinds: EcoClipper signs with broker New Dawn Traders to fill first cargo sailing ship
Dutch zero-carbon start-up signs formal partnership for its first ship Dutch sailing cargo vessel start-up EcoClipper has signed up with sustainable shipbroker New Dawn Traders to fill its first ship. The ketch De Tukker will begin operations in August, carrying cargo...
Carvel Boatbuilding
Carvel boatbuilding is a method of constructing wooden boats by fixing planks to a frame, edge to edge and forming a smooth hull.
Why does De Tukker have an engine?
Read about the reasons De Tukker, EcoClipper’s latest vessel, has kept it’s engine and watch a discussion about engineless sailing.
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...
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The unbelievable speed of sailing cargo ships.
Last Monday I was on deck working on the sailing cargo ship, De Tukker, when I got talking to an interested passer-by. He had followed the outfitting of the ship week by week during his walks. He had seen: the finishing of the galley, the making of portholes in it....
I really didnt know what to expect.
A letter from an American Master Mariner who came for a week to join the refit-crew, giving a helping hand on De Tukker.
Counting more than 30,000 euro’s since the start of the spring campaign.
After more than two weeks of campaigning for the “EcoClipper 2023 spring campaign”, we have so far raised exactly € 33,637.50 with a total of 29 investors. A very big thank you! With this money it is possible that we, with a team of 12 crew members, are working to get...