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EcoClipper: A Journey into the Wind
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.
Press Release: Dutch start-up in wind-ship logistics raises €200,000
With an offer to investors that allows them to become part owners of a proposed fleet of sail cargo and passenger ships, the start-up sail cargo company EcoClipper has surpassed €200,000 in individual investment. This investment is in both the Ketch De Tukker, which is currently undergoing a refit, and in the further development of EcoClipper’s planned new build Clipper series, the 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...
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’...
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.
The latest from De Tukker!
The refit crew had some wood brought in last month which was treated and will be used in the cargo hold as decking. The masts & spars have been sanded and varnished and the carpenter is finishing off the repairs. The new refit crew arrived, who are in charge of...
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.
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Replacing all motor cargo ships by sailing cargo ships
A bold example of calculating a macroeconomic business case on the back of a beermat. Be prepared to hang on to the bulwarks..By capt. Langelaan
PRESS RELEASE: Partnership between EcoClipper and New Dawn Traders
Dutch sail-cargo pioneers EcoClipper are developing a new breed of cargo carrying sailing ship, the first of which will be a 59m square-rigger with a capacity of 500 tonnes. While development is ongoing, EcoClipper has renovated the 1912 ketch ‘De Tukker’ which, in collaboration with UK-based cargo broker New Dawn Traders, will start forging European trade routes in 2023.
Zen and the Art of Sewing Machine Maintenance
I think, as the anonymous voice of the Tukker blog, it’s probably time to introduce myself. My name’s Hannah, and I’m an OS (ordinary seaman) on the Tukker refit crew. Amongst our group of incredibly skilled craftsman and shipwrights, I’m here on my first...