Sail Freight Is Getting a Practical Coastal Workhorse
August 19, 2026
A new collaboration aims to simplify launching low-carbon coastal shipping The future of coastal sail freight may arrive sooner than predicted. The Center for Post
A new collaboration aims to simplify launching low-carbon coastal shipping The future of coastal sail freight may arrive sooner than predicted. The Center for Post
Over the last two years the Center for Post Carbon Logistics, Inc. (CPCL) has
been working to develop regional near-zero emission maritime trade. Because of the
headwinds of policy and disappearing funding for anything climate related from the
federal government, we have pivoted to a strategy of seeking regional funding for a
fleet of near-zero emission ships working the waterways of the Northeast US.
By Rik van Hemmen, Vice President and Partner, MARTIN, OTTAWAY, van HEMMEN & DOLAN, INC., Originally published in Surveyors Notebook. © 2026 Martin, Ottaway, van
The Sail Freight Business Handbook has been designed to provide entrepreneurs and advocates with the fundamental business analysis and route identification tools to realize the Center’s goal of increasing year-round, near-zero-emission coastal maritime trade.
The Pallet Container has the potential to make sailing cargo vessels and bike deliveries economically superior to trucking while slashing congestion and pollution.
Creating the first Green Shipping Corridor in the United States
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INTRODUCTION Based in New York’s Hudson Valley, the Center for Post Carbon Logistics (the Center) is engaged in a long-running campaign to bring the idea
As a result of the Center’s mission and the recent RFEI from New York City regarding Maritime transport, it is appropriate that the Center respond
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