法国海运公司Grain de Sail计划建造一艘长360英尺、载重200个标准箱（20英尺标准箱）、载重3000吨以上的海运货船。

该船预计将于2027年投入运营，将扩大公司的业务。目标是到那时有多达四艘类似的船在服役。

这艘名为Grain de Sail III的船将主要由风力驱动，发动机仅用于港口操作。拥有三根桅杆和巨大的刚性帆，这艘船的帆面积将接近43,000平方英尺（4,000平方米）。

本设计还设有木屑颗粒锅炉系统，为工作人员提供热水和暖气。Grain de Sail III号将在13天左右完成跨大西洋航行。

Grain de Sail的联合创始人兼总裁Oliver Barreau重申了公司对扩大风力运输的承诺。

他说，为了使这种运输方式更方便、更有效，有必要“改变规模”，这也是这艘新的、更大的船的目标。

该船的设计使其能够在包括Verrazzano大桥在内的主要海上桥梁下行驶，最大吃水深度为205英尺（62.5米）。

它还将配备可伸缩的***板，以提高逆风速度，同时限制停靠时的吃水深度。

Grain de Sail认为，这艘新船将使公司的碳足迹减少90%以上，每吨货物每公里仅排放1至2克二氧化碳。预计这将比传统货船的排放量低10到20倍。

该公司于2020年开始运营，当时拥有一艘载重50吨的小型船只，将法国货物运往纽约，然后从拉丁美洲带回有机可可和咖啡。

今年早些时候下水的Grain de Sail II号可以运输350吨，需要18天才能穿越大西洋。

该公司希望向其他航运公司推销其服务，为跨大西洋运输原材料提供一种环保的替代方案。

▲图源：网络，侵权必删

英文原文

Grain de Sail, a French sail cargo company, has unveiled its plan to construct a 360-foot-long sail cargo ship capable of carrying 200 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units), or over 3,000 tons.

This vessel, which is expected to be operational by 2027, will expand the company’s operations. The goal is to have up to four similar ships in service by then.

The vessel, named Grain de Sail III, will be driven primarily by wind, with engines only used for port maneuvers. With three masts and huge rigid sails, the ship will have a sail area of nearly 43,000 square feet (4,000 square meters).

The design also has a wood pellet boiler system to provide hot water and heating for the staff. Grain de Sail III will be able to make transatlantic journeys in around 13 days.

Oliver Barreau, Co-Founder and President of Grain de Sail, reiterated the company’s commitment to expanding wind-powered transportation.

He said that to make this type of transportation more accessible and effective, it is necessary to “change scale,” which is the goal of this new, larger vessel.

The ship’s design allows it to travel under key maritime bridges, including the Verrazzano Bridge, with a maximum air draft of 205 feet (62.5 meters).

It will also be equipped with retractable daggerboards to improve upwind speed while limiting the draft when docked.

Grain de Sail believes the new vessel will reduce the company’s carbon footprint by over 90%, emitting only 1 to 2 grams of CO2 per ton of cargo per kilometer. This is expected to be 10 to 20 times lower than the emissions from conventional cargo ships.

The company began operations in 2020 with a small vessel capable of carrying 50 tons, transporting French goods to New York and returning with organic cacao and coffee from Latin America.

Grain de Sail II, launched earlier this year, can transport 350 tons and takes 18 days to cross the Atlantic.

The company wants to market its services to other shipping companies, offering an eco-friendly alternative for transporting raw materials across the Atlantic.

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