Hoisting the sail, a supply chain podcast

On today’s episode we welcome Amadeus Beaujolin, director of development for Blue Observer . This low-carbon, maritime science research organization was created in Brest, France in 2021 and aims to better understand and preserve the ocean by collecting data on marine resources and collect specimens for microbiology. Iris, the boat used by Blue Observer relies on sail propulsion so their research e...

The most beautiful ship sailed majestically into ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina at Brooklyn Bridge Park a few weeks ago, but what makes this ship so extraordinary and why should you pay attention to its ventures? We welcome Captain Marcus Seidl who shares the story behind the ship and its prospects for the future. Norway's 107-year-old three-masted tall ship,  278-foot sailing vessel was built in Ger...

This week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a plan to invest $500 Million in Critical Offshore Wind Infrastructure.  This investment is proof that society recognizes offshore wind turbines have little in common with the historic windmills of The Netherlands.  However, a vast majority of maritime supply chain professionals still believe wind propulsion is an obsolete and unreliable technolo...

To end our inaugural season, we are back in the Hudson Valley, speaking with Sam Merrett, the captain of the Schooner Apollonia and his supercargo, Brad Vogel.  Sam and his team have successfully transformed a yacht they bought off craigslist into a cargo sailboat that is turning heads in ports throughout New York State. This vessel is completely powered by the wind and has transported all sorts o...

This week we take a step back from our usual focus on wind propulsion to delve into another important aspect of marine decarbonization: financing. Our guest Harold Malone joins us to talk about a project he co-founded, the Marine Money Decarbonization Index (MMDI). This index tracks the performance of the equity securities of 50 global companies that are committed to decarbonizing the maritime sec...

We receive this week Hauke Kite-Powell, research specialist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and senior analyst at Marsoft Inc,  an independent maritime consultancy providing expert, objective and timely support for investment, chartering and financing decisions. Industrial projects including solar and wind power issued more than $126 million in carbon credits in 2019. But so far, shipping ha...

We are delighted to receive on the podcast this week Stephanie Lesage,  the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Airseas.   Airseas, founded in 2016 by Airbus engineers,  is developing one of the most promising technologies to harness the wind: the Seawing combines kite-technology with an automated flight control system developed by the aerospace industry.  The timing could not be better: ...

This week we receive Nils Joyeux, the CEO of Zephyr & Boree. A former merchant marine officer, Nils co-founded Zephyr & Boree in 2014 to offer low carbon transport services.  Nils tells us more about Canopee, the 127 meter hybrid vessel that will carry the Ariane 6 rocket from Europe to French Guyana: it will be operated  end of 2022 by a joint venture Jifmar Offshore Service / Zephyr &amp...

This week, we are delighted to propose a fascinating discussion with Maurice Glucksman on the show. Naval architect by training , Maurice tells us more about his early career at the Wind Ship Company and his experience on board the Mini Lace, a tramp bulker that sailed off the East Coast in the early 80s when the oil crisis created a lot of interest in trying to take advantage of wind power to sav...

We are delighted to receive this week Dr Sergio Perez, PhD, a professor of marine engineering at the US Merchant Marine Academy.   Sergio presents an update of a 1975 MARAD (U.S. Maritime Administration) report which concluded that commercial ships using sail power were not economically viable when compared with engine-powered vessels.  The 2021 update concludes the opposite: it is economically sm...

Zero Emission Shipping is around the corner!  Last week, we presented the shipping route between Central America and North America soon to be offered by Sailcargo Inc  and its flagship Ceiba.  On this week's episode, we receive Jean Zanuttini,  CEO of Neoline, shipping start up based  in Nantes, France.  Renault, Beneteau, Manitou, Hennessy, Michelin, Clarins, Longchamp - the list of Neoline&...

The SailCargo project has been on our radar since we launched the podcast; we are delighted to receive  Danielle Doggett, the CEO and co-founder of SailCargo Inc, on our 15th episode.  Danielle, calling us from AstilleroVerde, the jungle shipyard in  Punta Morales, Costa Rica, tells us more about the construction of Ceiba , a cargo vessel designed to carry 250 tons of goods.   Creating a shipyard...

In this week episode, we welcome Kris Fumberger, the head of sustainability and environment at RightShip.  RightShip is used by charterers, banks, insurances to better understand performances of a vessel. Initially focused on safety,  demande for due diligence on the environmental side has been growing since 2012.   Kris walks us through the GHG ratings methodology used at RightShip and the tools...

This week, we receive Madeline Rose, Climate Campaign Director at Pacific Environment to present the report Shady Ships - Retail Giants Pollute Communities and Climate with Fossil-Fueled Ocean Shipping. Pacific Environment, a global environmental organisation dedicated to the preservation of communities and wildlife of the Pacific Rim, has been working on cleaner shipping policies for 15 years, wi...

On 5 December 2017, the United Nations declared that a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development would be held from 2021 to 2030. The Ocean Decade provides a common framework to ensure that ocean science can fully support countries to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We are very pleased to receive this week Millicent Pitts , the executive director of The Ocean Exchang...

In this week episode, we look at vessel design and energy savings with our guest Konstantinos Fakiolas, a Greek naval architect who moved to Finland a few years ago to specialize in energy efficiency and wind assist technologies. Kostas is the author of the reference book Wind Propulsion Principles, a complete guide to harvesting the winds for commercial shipping , edition 2.0 was released in Dece...

As Europe’s busiest seaport, Rotterdam is buzzing with conversations about climate change, clean energy, and building the vessels of tomorrow.  In today’s episode, we speak with Katarin Van Orshaegen , the Commercial Lead at GoodShipping , a Dutch-based company that guides ship owners who are ready to look beyond fossil fuels but don’t know where to start. Speaking from her office overlooking the...

In this week episode, we interview Tuomas Riski , a passionate Finnish entrepreneur, a citizen of the world who decided to act to reduce the global carbon emissions. In 2012, Tuomas founded Norsepower Oy Ltd , bringing to the market a 21st century version of the Flettner Rotor. At a time the carbon intensity of a vessel becomes critical, Tuomas Riski presents the use case of the M/V Estraden, a Ro...

We started this podcast to feature not only established firms using wind propulsion, but to give up-and-comers a chance to describe their journey.  In our conversation with Charlie Bogue, Director of Market Development & Strategy at Wind + Wing Technologies , we hear how a young company won a coveted bid to retrofit passenger ferries in the San Francisco Bay.   While competing against larger c...

This week we take a deep dive into the financing of maritime assets.   Our guest is Tony Foster, CEO of Marine Capital in London, a maritime asset manager that links institutional capital to the shipping market.  Through real-life examples of investment strategies, Tony describes the changing behavior of the pension & infrastructure funds who comprise his investors. He explains that nowadays t...

Every cause needs its evangelists and the International WindShip Association has been spreading the gospel of wind propulsion since 2014.  As the Secretary General of the Association, it’s up to Gavin Allwright to keep wind propulsion top of mind for commercial ship owners, policy makers and regulators. The journey to become a leader in advocacy was not smooth sailing, but today, the IWSA’s 130+ m...

Grain de Sail is a French company charting new waters. We first learned about them in 2018 during one of their exploratory visits to New York and have watched them grow from fantasy to reality to a company to watch.   In our latest episode, we speak to their marketing director, Stefan Gallard , and ask him to explain how the singular dream of two twin brothers grew into a 72 foot cargo sailboat, c...

We are always learning from our guests and this week was no exception.  Joining us this time is Bradley Golden, Assistant Professor of Naval Architecture at Webb Institute in Glen Cove, New York. Webb Institute is the USA’s premier undergraduate institution specializing in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.  All students are admitted on a full-tuition scholarship and graduate with 8 months...

This week, we interview Roger Strevens, VP Global Sustainability at Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a market leader in RoRo shipping and vehicle logistics.   Headquartered in Oslo, with 9,500 employees in 29 countries, Wallenius Wilhelmsen operates a fleet of 120 modern RoRos on a global trade network, with a 3 billion USD revenue in 2020. In this episode, Roger introduces our listeners to Orcelle Wind, a c...

In our inaugural episode with our guest Andrew Willner, we discussed the state of the shipping industry and its dependency on fossil fuels.  Andrew cast doubts that regulators will force change without a strong grassroot movement.  He ended on a positive note though, and declared that proven and effective technologies to harvest the wind are now available, in addition to the innovative designs tha...