CONFERENCE ON SMALL SCALE
INLAND AND COASTAL SAIL FREIGHT
Hosted by the Hudson River Maritime Museum, The Schooner Apollonia and The Center for Post Carbon Logistics.
5 November 2022
09:30 am-4:30 pm
The Hudson River Maritime Museum, Schooner Apollonia, and The Center For Post Carbon Logistics hosted a conference on small scale sail freight on inland and coastal waters on 5 November 2022 at the Hudson River Maritime Museum. This conference addressed the practical challenges of current inland and coastal sail freight projects, and then moved into a discussion of next steps for promoting and expanding the use of sail freight in the Hudson Valley and New England.
Speakers from around the world as well as the Hudson River Valley were present.
The goal of the conference was to increase awareness and education about current and future small-scale sail freight projects and overcoming the challenges to their implementation.
The conference was sponsored in part by the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.
Speakers from around the world as well as the Hudson River Valley were present.
The goal of the conference was to increase awareness and education about current and future small-scale sail freight projects and overcoming the challenges to their implementation.
The conference was sponsored in part by the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.
Introductory Remarks by Gavin Allwright, Secretary General of the International Windship Association.
Session 1: Practicalities
- Finding Cargo For Sail Freight.
- Zero Carbon First & Last Mile Transportation.
- Docking, Cargo Handling & Engine Use: Practical Challenges for the small Sail Freighter.
- Rondout Riverport 2040, A Small Ports Toolkit For A Carbon Constrained Future.
Session 2: Next Steps
- Ship Shares, Patient Venture Capital Investment, and Community Supported Shipping (CSS)
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Opportunities Within A Reemerging Industry.
- Scaling Sail Freight: An Open Access Model For Climate Crisis Response.
Session 1: Practicalities
- Finding Cargo For Sail Freight.
- Zero Carbon First & Last Mile Transportation.
- Docking, Cargo Handling & Engine Use: Practical Challenges for the small Sail Freighter.
- Rondout Riverport 2040, A Small Ports Toolkit For A Carbon Constrained Future.
Session 2: Next Steps
- Ship Shares, Patient Venture Capital Investment, and Community Supported Shipping (CSS)
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Opportunities Within A Reemerging Industry.
- Scaling Sail Freight: An Open Access Model For Climate Crisis Response.
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