Seafaring pioneers are spearheading a comeback for wind power in the shipping industry, to dent its huge carbon emissions. The international merchant fleet of more than 100,000 ships that transports most of the world's trade is also responsible for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
A sailor stands on the boom to check the folding of the mainsail of the sailboat ''Grain de Sail II’ as it sails off Saint Malo, western France, Nov. 6, 2024. Sailor Leo Jouglet folds the ropes aboard the sailboat ‘Grain de Sail II’ as it sails off Saint Malo, western France, Nov. 6, 2024. A sailor stands on the boom to check the folding of the mainsail of the sailboat ‘Grain de Sail II’ as it sails off Saint Malo, western France, Nov. 6, 2024.
“For me, it’s just logical, you know?” he said. “Like the petrol is limited quantity and the wind is not.”The cleanest of the new vessels spearheading wind’s embryonic revival are almost pure-sail vessels like Grain de Sail II. Half the length of a soccer field and able to carry 350 tons of goods in its holds, it uses its diesel engine only to maneuver in and out of port.
The speediest of its four crossings so far to New York took 17 days, and just 15 days on the return trip to Saint-Malo. Although wind-assisted vessels are just a tiny fraction of the global fleet, their numbers are growing at unprecedented rates, says Clarksons Research, which tracks shipping data. By its count, 165 cargo ships are already using wind to some degree or are due to have wind-assisted systems installed.
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