Amsterdam, Aug 22, 2026 (AFP) - Slow boat to Amsterdam ships Caribbean cargo using sail power

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Gliding into the port of Amsterdam under full sail with a booty of 40 tonnes of Caribbean rum, coffee and cocoa, the twin-masted Tres Hombres looks like something from the heyday of 17th-century piracy. But this 32-metre (105-feet) brigantine has a much nobler mission than the pirates of old: sustainable goods transport using the energy from wind captured in its sails. "We have almost no emissions because we sail without an engine," said Sabine F......

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