Sail boat revives marine transportation due to soaring fuel

In spite of the sharp rise in crude oil price which does not know where to stop, the airplanefuel surchargeAlthough it can be seen that there are considerable prices or only a few casual gas stations gathering cars, the shipping industry seems to be attracting old-fashioned sailboats in the limelight.

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According to the article, 30 thousand French wines are being transported for the first time as a commercial transport by modern sailboat, and it will arrive in Dublin 6 days later. What I am doing is shippingCompagnie de Transport Maritime a la VoileAt CTMV, CTMV owns 108 old ships and its speed is 8 knots, which is half that of modern cargo ships, but it does not cause pollution. It is said that 50,000 merchant ships operating all over the world emit 800 million tons of carbon dioxide every year.

CTMV undertakes wine transportation from 80 grape farmers in southern France to Ireland and Irish whiskey and scotch are transported from Ireland to France. Also founded in 1900Kathleen & amp; MayIt seems that even companies have been carrying coal and mud for a long time using a sailboat.

90% of the world's trade commodities are transported by shipping, but according to the French Shipowners' Association, transportation by wind-powered ships may increase to 0.5% of the market as a whole. Although the speed of a large sailing ship is lower than that of a petroleum fuel ship, since it has less environmental impact, it may be the future that is responsible for the future of nearshore routes.

From now on it may be the case that there is no choice but to use a sailboat unavoidably due to the high price of fuel.

(July 30th 9: 44 modified partly)