Sail-powered shipping is experiencing a revival! We couldn’t find a current list of all the various projects around the world that are attempting (and doing) to bring back sail freight, so we made one!Photo by FairtransportThe Tres Hombres is currently the premiere commercially operating sail cargo ship in the world. The 32 meter schooner Tres Hombres has…
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of gas giant Gazprom, has shipped its first cargo with Arctic oil to China via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), it said on Monday. Russia is betting on the NSR, an Arctic route requiring icebreakers and special ice-class tankers, to deliver cargoes both to Europe and…
(Reuters) - La Liga strugglers Leganes did little to boost their survival bid as they played out a 0-0 draw on the road against lowly Eibar at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium on Thursday. The best chance of the first half fell to Leganes forward Aitor Ruibal but his effort from the edge of the box…
(Reuters) - La Liga strugglers Leganes did little to boost their survival bid as they played out a 0-0 draw on the road against lowly Eibar at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium on Thursday. The best chance of the first half fell to Leganes forward Aitor Ruibal but his effort from the edge of the box…
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian vessel Fortuna, which is potentially able to complete the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, has departed from the German port of Mukran in the Baltic Sea, days after Denmark gave the project the green light, data from Refinitiv Eikon showed on Wednesday. The data showed that Fortuna left Mukran, where pipes…
Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Final - Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich - Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany - July 4, 2020 Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the DFB Cup, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Sohn/Pool via…
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich kept their hopes of a treble alive after a dominant 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen to lift the German Cup for a record-extending 20th time at the Olympiastadion on Saturday. Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Final - Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich - Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany -…
VANCOUVER -- Hundreds of people were stranded on Vancouver Island Sunday night after a mechanical failure on a BC Ferries vessel. It happened on the Coast Renaissance vessel during the 8:15 p.m. sailing between Nanaimo and Tsawwassen. “A few minutes into the sailing the mechanical failure took place, it was, we believe, due to an…
[extreme Stefon voice]: This story has everything: A high-speed super-yacht, a secret disaster strike force, a Google co-founder, and strawberry ice cream. The Daily Beast’s Mark Harris has a wild story about Global Support and Development (GSD), a disaster charity founded by Sergey Brin that’s being run by his former bodyguards. The story opens detailing…
Ice Kite. Red Yacht Design Meet Ice Kite, an innovative yacht that's pulled along partially by a gigantic kite. Two diesel engines working in tandem with the massive sail help to make the superyacht more efficient. Still in its design phase, Ice Kite will utilize lots of glass in its construction, giving passengers a clear view of…
