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Published Wednesday, March 11,
2020
Carbon neutral
shipping in processBy the A.M. Costa Rica staff John Porras, one of the co-founders of the emerging sail freight company, Sail Cargo, has been invited to attend the first board of the Forum of Experts for developing clean energy systems that will be held in San José Thursday. As part of the piloting of the Carbon Neutral Country Programme, the discussion will focus on the environmental situation of Costa Rica, while looking more specifically at the carbon footprint, life-cycles and environmental labeling of products with the Directorate of Climate Change and Environmental Quality Management of the Ministry of Environment & Energy, said the company in its statement. “Costa Rica’s goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2021 perfectly aligns with Sail Cargo, aim to launch their carbon neutral vessel that same year,” said a representative from the company. Sail Cargo will be supporting the country’s mission through the construction of a ship that will trade only ethical, emission-free goods along the Pacific American coastlines from their homeport of Costa Rica, according to the shipping company,. The 45-meter wooden cargo ship, named Ceiba, aims to prove the value of clean shipping and will have a negative carbon construction budget due to tree planting offsets. It is currently being built in their jungle shipyard in Punta Morales in Puntarenas Province. The goal of this project is to demonstrate that a carbon neutral shipping company can inspire the change, the firm said. The three-masted sailing schooner will provide sustainable supply chains, using only the power of wind propulsion and a 100% electric engine, it added. According to the data provided by the promoters of the carbon-free ship, it will transport 250 tons of dry goods. It will also have a regenerative electric engine for navigation in ports and less ideal weather. The cargo ship is expected to make a twice annual trip along the Pacific Americas, as far north as Alaska and as far south as Peru. More information on this project and video of the cargo ship project, “Raising CEIBA’s Stem” is available on Youtube. While naval architects are examining how to optimize ship designs to maximize the benefits of wind propulsion technology, attention is also being paid to retrofitting existing deep-sea vessels with wind-assisted technology, according to the International Windship Association. Existing deep-sea bulker and tanker designs that have wider beams and shallow draughts could sustain more wind power, at the expense of generating more drag, without impacting the stability of the vessel. -------------------------------- Have you heard about cargo ships driven with clean energy in your country? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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