Cargill Testing Wind Propulsion for Cargo Ships to Cut Emissions
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) – Cargill, one of the world’s biggest ship charterers, is stepping up a push to resurrect wind power for cargo ships as the agricultural commodities group moves to cut emissions from its chartered fleet, a top executive said. With about 90% of world trade transported by sea, shipping accounts for nearly 3% of the world’s CO2 emissions, yet environmental campaigners say regulatory efforts by the sector to cut emissions are still slow. Cargill will test a dry bulk vessel with two wind sails carrying cargo onboard later this year, said Jan Dieleman, president of the group’s...
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