Urgent Call to Action: Support Resilient Maritime Futures, The Sail Freight Business Handbook 

Steven Woods, CPCL’s R&D Director,  and his associates in UVM’s SI-MBA “Practicum Project” authored an extraordinary report for CPCL, the Sail Freight Business Handbook. It is a revolutionary tool, designed to expand year-round, near-zero-emission coastal maritime shipping in the United States. This manual provides entrepreneurs and advocates with an open source how-to guide to start a sail freight business in the Northeast U.S. The Sail Freight Business Handbook is a comprehensive manual for anyone interested in learning about the business potential of sail freight.  

CPCL has big plans for 2026. The first step is to get the Sail Freight Business Handbook into the right hands: those who will fund, design and build the next generation of near-zero emission ships and ports, train mariners for this post carbon merchant fleet, and develop the routes and cargo to make sail freight a viable and successful business model. To do this, we need your help. Your tax-deductible gift today will support our campaign of publicity, promotion, printing and distribution of this important work.

Your support right now is crucial. Together, we can “fill the gap” and lead the way toward near-zero-emission maritime transport. The Hudson Valley, New York Harbor, and the Northeastern states can set the standard for resilient, sustainable logistics, but we need your help. For more information about why your support is necessary now go here.

Your contribution will provide vital resources to adapt merchant shipping to the climate crisis and address the urgent threats posed by the rollback of federal support.

Join us in this critical moment—your partnership makes change possible. Thank you.