EcoClipper has partnered with Wachter Oriental, trade facilitators and merchants, to represent the sail cargo company in India and the South Pacific. Wachter Oriental
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Crew Requirements By Tonnage And Rig: Part 1
Steven Woods analyses different sailing ships and their efficiencies by looking at crew requirements from the US 1906 fleet.
Moving New Zealand to Sail Freight, Part Two: Timber
Second blog in a series looking at the main exports of New Zealand whether they can be shipped by sail.
My Word is My Bond: The Roles in Sail Cargo Logistics
The transport logistics system is less than transparent. It didn’t used to be this way..
Carbon Footprint Labeling – an introduction
Carbon footprint labeling has recently been gaining ground as a way to inform consumers of a products’ carbon footprint.
Wheels Within Wheels
Some thoughts on the future of sail powered freight, inspired by the past. By Derek Ellard – Go Sail Cargo
Sail Cargo and the SDGs: Goal 3, Goal 6 & Goal 14
The Sustainable Development Goals 3,6 and 14 will be looked at, and the differences between conventional shipping and sail cargo in these areas.
Sail Cargo and the SDGS: Goal 2 & 13
The second blog in a series exploring how sail cargo can contribute to the sustainable development goals.
EcoClipper duurzame start-up
Zowel voor vracht, passagiers als trainees en dan ook nog op vier verschillende routes, worden marktanalyses gemaakt. Er is een onderzoek gedaan naar de waardeontwikkeling en afschrijving van zeilschepen ten opzichte van motorschepen.
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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...