SAIL CARGO CLUB

02/12/2024

New book published!!

To order your copy, google "Cargo of Hope by Shane Granger" and select your favorite book seller from those that pop up.

02/09/2024

02/07/2024

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Top départ pour la collecte sur LITA.co France et LITA.co Belgium ! 👉 https://urlz.fr/oRVr

La grande collecte citoyenne pour agrandir la flotte de voiliers-cargos TOWT vient tout juste d’être lancée !

D’ores et déjà, la pré-collecte, a battu tous les records avec plus de 6,5M€ d’intentions d’investissements enregistrées depuis octobre.

Cette sur-souscription - et tous les retours que nous avons - nous portent à penser que ça va aller très vite ; peut-être aurons-nous atteint les 5MEUR visés d’ici la fin de la semaine.

Cette collecte permettra le financement de 6 voiliers-cargo « sisterships » pour compléter notre flotte. Alors : embarquez dans l’aventure ?

Pour rappel, notre dernière collecte en 2022 a permis la construction de nos 2 premiers voiliers-cargos, l’ « Anemos » et l’ « Artemis », qui effectueront leurs premières traversées transocéaniques dès juin 2024.

Nous vous sommes extrêmement reconnaissants de pouvoir à nouveau compter sur votre soutien pour continuer à faire évoluer TOWT à la hauteur de nos ambitions – et du défi climatique. Ensemble, établissons un nouveau record, mettons la barre plus haut pour décarboner réellement le secteur maritime.

Vous aussi, vous souhaitez souscrire ? Rendez-vous ici 👉 https://urlz.fr/oRVr


©crédit photo : PIRIOU

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Top start for fundraising on LITA.co! 👉 https://urlz.fr/oRVr

The major fundraising campaign to expand the fleet of TOWT cargo ships has just been launched!

The pre-subscription campaign has already broken all records, with over €6.5m of investment intentions registered since October.

This over-subscription - and all the feedback we're getting - leads us to believe that things are going to move very quickly; we may well have reached our €5m target by the end of the week.

The funds raised will enable us to finance 6 sister ships to complete our fleet. So: get in on the action?

As a reminder, our last fund-raising campaign in 2022 enabled the construction of our first 2 cargo ships, the "Anemos" and the "Artemis", which will make their first transoceanic crossings in June 2024.

We are extremely grateful that we can once again count on your support to continue to develop TOWT in line with our ambitions - and the climate challenge. Together, let's set a new record and raise the bar to truly decarbonise the maritime sector.

Would you like to subscribe too? Go here 👉 https://urlz.fr/oRVr


©photo credit: PIRIOU

02/07/2024

Beautiful photos!

02/01/2024

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This review for my latest book, "A Cargo of Hope", is very special to me. You see, for those of us who love traditional rigging and rope work Des Pawson is a legend.

"Join Shane Granger and Meggi Macoun in a voyage on Vega from Norway to some of the most isolated island communities in the world. Through storms, hidden reefs, and jungle, against all odds they bring a cargo of hope, year over year, making a difference to the people in the Indonesian Spice Islands, some of which are just a dot on a chart." Des Pawson

01/29/2024

From Zero-Emission Ship & Technology Association (ZESTA): ZESTAs International Maritime Organization - IMO submission is, MEPC81/INF.5, informs policy and industry on the Commercial Readiness of state of the art Emissions Technologies to eliminate GHG emissions and meet 2050 targets.

The report details the commercial solutions available for achieving zero GHG emissions on ships, with detailed case studies of existing vessels, products and infrastructure already in place and available to drive shipping’s transition to zero emissions by 2050.

The paper shows that:
A range of absolute zero GHG technologies are operational on a commercial basis, including on absolute zero GHG ships.
The technology required for absolute zero GHG maritime supply chains is in early adoption.
Definition of standards is ongoing for some technologies and crew training has been established for each to varying degrees.
Absolute zero GHG vessels of greater sizes and power can be achieved by combining different commercialised technologies to drive down zero emission fuel consumption, such as a hydrogen-electric fuel cell system with battery management, wind propulsion and hull air lubrication.

Ahead of MEPC 81, this paper is a go-to guide for decision makers who want to see, at a glance, all absolute zero GHG marine technologies that are at TRL7 or higher.

This information is crucial to ensuring the committee implements policies that are compatible with the targets set in the Revised GHG Strategy - namely, zero by 2050, 70-80% by 2040 and 30-40% by 2030, relative to 2008 levels.

Finally, this document provides a detailed catalogue for shipowners, finance, ports and others to navigate the fog of complex and conflicting information on their journey to absolute zero.

https://zestas.org

01/27/2024

*NEW* Historic vessel for sale!

01/27/2024

Great to see more sailing cargo work being featured at The Explorers Club! Last year Veer.Voyage was also presented at the NYC location.

Thanks to the amazing crowd that turned up last night for our screening of Windshipped by at in NYC! 🌬️🎞️ A stellar setting, great questions, and real enthusiasm for creative decarbonizing. 💯 Let’s get to it!
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01/26/2024

Are these guys sailing Cafe William’s cargo for SAILCARGO INC.?