TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
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Since teen climate activist Greta Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic in 2019 to avoid flying on a greenhouse-gas emitting airplane, a growing cohort of
individuals and organizations have likewise turned to wind for a more climatefriendly mode of transportation.
In collaboration with the Swedish government and research organizations,
Swedish shipbuilder Wallenius Marine is designing a transatlantic car carrier
New age nautics Eco-conscious travelers are taking to the seas.
The Oceanbird by Wallenius Marine and Alfa Laval
that will be entirely wind-powered, in an effort to help clean up the automotive trade industry. The Oceanbird carrier will have five steel wind sails and the capacity to carry over 7,000 vehicles.
TransOceanic Wind Transport, a cargo company founded in France, aims to
build and operate solely wind-powered cargo vessels. The company is in the
process of building four such vessels for global trade routes, with the ability to carry 1,100 tonnes of cargo and reduce emissions by 90%.
