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08-03-2016, 11:27 PM
To cut pollution, old-school sailing boats are taking on diesel megaships
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Amid the dozens of cargo ships **w steering through the **rth Sea, one vessel stands apart: the Avontuur, a 144-foot-long schooner powered only by the wind and sun.
Stocked with crates of artisanal gin and vodka, the emissions-free cargo ship is making its maiden voyage from the tiny town of Elsfleth in **rthwest Germany and around the tip of Denmark to Rostock, on Germany’s **rtheast coast.
SEE ALSO: All of Germany's new cars could be emissions free by 2030, report says (http://mashable.com/2016/06/17/germany-all-emissions-free-cars-by-2030/)
After Rostock, the crew plans to spend the next one to two years hauling organic wines, fair trade coffee and other sustainable fare to ports across Europe, **rth America, the Caribbean and, eventually, Australia. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/03/carbon-free-shipping-movement/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Amid the dozens of cargo ships **w steering through the **rth Sea, one vessel stands apart: the Avontuur, a 144-foot-long schooner powered only by the wind and sun.
Stocked with crates of artisanal gin and vodka, the emissions-free cargo ship is making its maiden voyage from the tiny town of Elsfleth in **rthwest Germany and around the tip of Denmark to Rostock, on Germany’s **rtheast coast.
SEE ALSO: All of Germany's new cars could be emissions free by 2030, report says (http://mashable.com/2016/06/17/germany-all-emissions-free-cars-by-2030/)
After Rostock, the crew plans to spend the next one to two years hauling organic wines, fair trade coffee and other sustainable fare to ports across Europe, **rth America, the Caribbean and, eventually, Australia. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/03/carbon-free-shipping-movement/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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