#DHL is putting #cargo on wind-powered ships across the AtlanticDHL France in partnership with French shipping company #VELA to offer #freight services aboard wind-powered cargo trimarans between Europe and the US
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#DHL is putting #cargo on wind-powered ships across the Atlantic
DHL France in partnership with French shipping company #VELA to offer #freight services aboard wind-powered cargo trimarans between Europe and the US.
Route will connect Caen-Ouistreham, France, with New Haven, Connecticut, using #sailing vessels that rely on wind for propulsion. Each ship will carry up to 600 European Union pallets per voyage, and VELA is targeting a port-to-port transit time of 15 days.
https://electrek.co/2026/06/23/dhl-vela-cargo-wind-powered-ships-atlantic/ -
#DHL is putting #cargo on wind-powered ships across the Atlantic
DHL France in partnership with French shipping company #VELA to offer #freight services aboard wind-powered cargo trimarans between Europe and the US.
Route will connect Caen-Ouistreham, France, with New Haven, Connecticut, using #sailing vessels that rely on wind for propulsion. Each ship will carry up to 600 European Union pallets per voyage, and VELA is targeting a port-to-port transit time of 15 days.
https://electrek.co/2026/06/23/dhl-vela-cargo-wind-powered-ships-atlantic/Wow! How... innovative.
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#DHL is putting #cargo on wind-powered ships across the Atlantic
DHL France in partnership with French shipping company #VELA to offer #freight services aboard wind-powered cargo trimarans between Europe and the US.
Route will connect Caen-Ouistreham, France, with New Haven, Connecticut, using #sailing vessels that rely on wind for propulsion. Each ship will carry up to 600 European Union pallets per voyage, and VELA is targeting a port-to-port transit time of 15 days.
https://electrek.co/2026/06/23/dhl-vela-cargo-wind-powered-ships-atlantic/@BenjaminHCCarr Finally!
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#DHL is putting #cargo on wind-powered ships across the Atlantic
DHL France in partnership with French shipping company #VELA to offer #freight services aboard wind-powered cargo trimarans between Europe and the US.
Route will connect Caen-Ouistreham, France, with New Haven, Connecticut, using #sailing vessels that rely on wind for propulsion. Each ship will carry up to 600 European Union pallets per voyage, and VELA is targeting a port-to-port transit time of 15 days.
https://electrek.co/2026/06/23/dhl-vela-cargo-wind-powered-ships-atlantic/@BenjaminHCCarr Simon Clark, the climate scientist/youtuber has a great video on modern sail powered shipping. The focus of the video is on reducing fuel usage on current style container ships rather than a full sail powered container ship, but its still very interesting:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xit31j1l3Q0
The overall take away is that some modern sail tech can save up to 10% of the current fuel usage and have ROI times in the 8-15 year range, well within a container ships estimated lifespan, making them viable economically too. The good news is that the companies that make these sails are selling them as fast as they can make them.
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#DHL is putting #cargo on wind-powered ships across the Atlantic
DHL France in partnership with French shipping company #VELA to offer #freight services aboard wind-powered cargo trimarans between Europe and the US.
Route will connect Caen-Ouistreham, France, with New Haven, Connecticut, using #sailing vessels that rely on wind for propulsion. Each ship will carry up to 600 European Union pallets per voyage, and VELA is targeting a port-to-port transit time of 15 days.
https://electrek.co/2026/06/23/dhl-vela-cargo-wind-powered-ships-atlantic/@BenjaminHCCarr Lol. "The first"
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@BenjaminHCCarr Lol. "The first"
@Microplastics101 @BenjaminHCCarr Hmm... I think the East India Trading Company did it a little bit before
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@Microplastics101 @BenjaminHCCarr Hmm... I think the East India Trading Company did it a little bit before
@Aut @BenjaminHCCarr "The first since xxxx" Would have been a cool statement. But "ya know. research is hard bro"
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@BenjaminHCCarr Simon Clark, the climate scientist/youtuber has a great video on modern sail powered shipping. The focus of the video is on reducing fuel usage on current style container ships rather than a full sail powered container ship, but its still very interesting:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xit31j1l3Q0
The overall take away is that some modern sail tech can save up to 10% of the current fuel usage and have ROI times in the 8-15 year range, well within a container ships estimated lifespan, making them viable economically too. The good news is that the companies that make these sails are selling them as fast as they can make them.
@liquidlamp
While 10% doesn't seem that much, 10% fuel saving on a 22.000 TEU container ship is a lot more than 100% fuel saving on a +-35 TEU equivalent catamaran. Having that option is appreciated though
Now we just need to get rid of the need for 22.000 TEU container ships full of plastic crap.
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@anne_twain I believe dirigibles are mainly a trick for accessing venture capital and running. They all seem to use helium, which on earth is basically a byproduct of the fossil industry. It's also a rare material which is essential for technologies such as MRI scanners. Wasting it on balloons of any size is a folly. @BenjaminHCCarr
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