The cargo ship Anemos crossing the Atlantic Ocean
Ronan Gladu/TOWT
The world's largest sailing cargo ship will embark on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, leaving a French port in early August to deliver 1,000 tons of cognac and champagne to New York City by September 3. The ship's cargo will have a carbon footprint ten times lower than a standard container ship.
“For centuries, we have known that wind is abundant. [over] I had a pilot chart in deep water.” Guillaume Le GrandCEO of the French company TOWT, which placed the order.
Source: www.newscientist.com
