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Hoisting the sail, a supply chain podcast

51 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

We talk to the innovators and professionals who use the wind to power the maritime supply chain.

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Team Malizia

May 12, 2023 20:00 - 36 minutes - 25.6 MB

This episode is taking you to the high seas with our guest Boris Herrmann, the skipper of the IMOCA Team Malizia, currently racing around the world in the Ocean Race 2023.  Yes, it’s a lot about racing sailboats. You’ll discover Boris’s joy and thrills of racing high performance sailing machines around the planet, but it’s also a lot about the future of maritime transportation.  Because, it’s now an evidence that offshore racing is an engine for innovations. Just like the America’s Cup, Fo...

Oceanbird

April 28, 2023 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

This week's episode brings us down memory lane.  Our guest on March 31st, 2021 was Roger Strevens,  VP Global Sustainability at Wallenius Wilhelmsen. Roger shared with us the design and feasibility assessment of the Orcelle Wind, the car carrier that will be powered primarily by wind, killing emissions by up to 90% in comparison to other new-built ships.  Today, Kat Bride is catching up with Niclas Dahl, managing director of Oceanbird: the Swedish company (joint venture of Alfa Laval and W...

VELA Transport

April 05, 2023 21:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MB

We are thrilled to introduce our two new guests. They met on a boat and decided to start a shipping company. They both are committed to succeed on their mission, helped by their passion and their business acumen. One is an accomplished athlete, a sailor whose credentials are world-renowned. The other is an engineer who has worked with success in the automobile industry. Together, with three other partners, they launched VELA Transport. François Gabart and Michael Fernandez-Ferri are our gues...

SEair: "one day, all boats will fly."

March 20, 2023 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

This episode of Hoisting the Sail begins with the wish of a sail racer who yearned to pilot a flying sailboat above the water and win every race.  In 1987, legendary sailor Éric Tabarly famously proclaimed that “one day, all boats will fly.” Today’s guest, Richard Forest, CEO and co-founder of SEair, diligently leads a team of engineers to prove Tabarly was right!  Founded in 2016 and based in Lorient, France, SEair rose above the competition to become the global specialist for hydrofoil v...

bound4blue

February 03, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

This new episode of Hoisting the Sail is taking you to Barcelona! Our guest is David Ferrer Desclaux, co-founder & CTO of bound4blue. A trained aerospace engineer, he switched to the vast horizon of our blue planet in 2015 and started, along with a group of classmates, bound4blue, “to power the world with wind”. Bound4Blue is developing an automated wind-assisted propulsion system, the eSAIL. If you grew up watching Commandant Jacques Cousteau adventures on TV, you may remember his 2nd...

Trade Winds, by Christiaan De Beukelaer

December 06, 2022 00:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MB

Our guest today is Christiaan De Beukelaer, a sailor, traveller, and a researcher at the University of Melbourne.  Christiaan and Kat discuss his bookTrade Winds, A voyage to a sustainable shipping. In 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14,000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sailing vessel that transports cargo across the Atlantic Ocean. Embarking in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, he wanted to understand the realities of a little-known alternativ...

Ocean Conservancy, with Daniel Hubbell

November 20, 2022 18:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

In this episode,  you are in for a treat with our guest Daniel Hubbell.  We first met Dan around a glass of wine and a bar of chocolate aboard Grain de Sail last spring in Brooklyn and interviewed him in October when he was the Shipping Emission Campaign Manager for Ocean Conservancy (since the interview, Dan started a new position as Policy Analyst at U.S. Department of State)  Daniel Hubbell takes us on a tour of the International Maritime Organization where he spent a few years of his ...

Solid Sail

October 16, 2022 21:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB

In this new episode, we are thrilled to receive Nicolas Abiven. Nicolas is a Senior Engineer at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique, the shipyard in Saint Nazaire, France. The 150 years old shipyard has launched some of the most iconic vessels, such as the Normandie, the Queen Mary 2 and the Splendor of the Sea to name a few.  After launching a first concept ship equipped of sails, Eoseas, in 2009, les Chantiers have been developing a type of sails suitable for large cruise ships and for commer...

Governors Island

September 22, 2022 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB

We launch today Season 3 with an interview of Clare Newman, the president and CEO of  the Trust for Governors Island.  Kat and Clare discuss many facets of sustainability and adaptability - New York City since Sandy, the current and future developments on Governors Island, its maritime facade and the many experiments that can be run from the Island. Governors Island, located South of Manhattan and East of the Statue of Liberty, was originally used by the Lenape as a hunting  & fishing camp,...

Science ROCS

September 17, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB

In this new episode of Hoisting the Sail, we are delighted to welcome two guests from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute:  Kerry Ann Crehan-Strøm, the Marine Operations Coordinator for WHOI and Magdalena Andres, associate scientist physical oceanography and an expert on climate variability & impacts. Magdalena and Kerry are speaking with our host Kat about Science RoCS, i.e. Research on Commercial Ships, an initiative launched to answer the need for increased ocean monitoring. Accordi...

WISAMO by Michelin

August 30, 2022 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

In this new episode, our guest, Benoit Baisle Dailliez, initiative leader for WISAMO by Michelin, explains how the giant tires manufacturer came to develop a solution suitable to any vessels, and more particularly cargo ships (new or existing). Their motto, “Engineered by Michelin, powered by the wind”, makes clear that the company is fully committed to the decarbonization of maritime transport and a decrease of greenhouse gasses emissions. WISAMO's team embarked in "a real adventure fully...

BAR Technologies

August 25, 2022 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

This week's episode is about performance sailing and how innovation in yacht racing can be transferred to maritime shipping, making it more efficient and cleaner. We are delighted to receive John Cooper, who is the CEO of BAR Technologies, a company that is at the forefront of maritime innovation.  Cooper joined BAR Technologies as CEO In October 2019, swapping automotive technology for marine technology. At the end of 2020, Cargill announced a promising partnership with BAR Technologies ...

PhD on Wind Propulsion

August 16, 2022 13:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MB

We are back this week to welcome Martina Reche Villanova, a naval architect and maritime engineer, with a special focus on aerodynamics, green shipping, and digitalization. Though originally from Spain, she finished her Master’s degree at the Denmark University of Technology in Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems.  Villanova currently works at North Sails in Denmark, an international sailmaker and sailing wear company that designs, engineers and manufactures sails for racing and cruising sailb...

Discover Aloft

July 07, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MB

In this week's episode, we welcome Miles Keeney-Ritchie and Satchel Douglas, the founders of ALOFT. This startup champions wind propulsion and was founded in 2021. They aim to retrofit current ships with wind propulsion and optimize operations to significantly reduce shipping supply chain emissions.  Our guests are creators and well-experienced in the technical field. Satchel is a naval architect and professional engineer. He has built sailing yachts, crewed on oil tankers, and engineered r...

Magnuss

June 13, 2022 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

In today’s episode, we are delighted to host James Rhodes, the Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder of Magnuss, a maritime technology firm. Rhodes brings over 30 years of experience in maritime shipping, renewable energy, investment banking, and management consulting. Magnuss delivers onboard systems that reduce fuel consumption and emissions for today's global shipping fleet. Rhodes joins us to talk about a technology called the Magnuss VOSS™  which stands for Vertically-variable Ocean Sail System...

Magnuss

June 13, 2022 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

In today’s episode, we are delighted to host James Rhodes, the Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder of Magnuss, a maritime technology firm. Rhodes brings over 30 years of experience in maritime shipping, renewable energy, investment banking, and management consulting. Magnuss delivers onboard systems that reduce fuel consumption and emissions for today's global shipping fleet. Rhodes joins us to talk about a technology called the Magnuss VOSS™  which stands for Vertically-variable Ocean Sail System...

Blue Week, by Marin Institute

June 06, 2022 22:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB

We are delighted to receive today one of the early partners of Wind Support NYC,  Guilhem Gaillarde, calling from  Utrecht in the Netherlands. 

Windward

May 31, 2022 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB

In today’s episode, we are delighted to receive Ami Daniel, the co-Founder, and CEO of Windward: a maritime data and analytics company. Daniel is an entrepreneur and a driver of technological change and is the recipient of the Israeli President's Award for Social Activism and The Ilan Ramon Award for Leadership and Excellence. Windward is a Predictive Intelligence company that is digitalizing the global maritime industry. Their technology allows other ship owners & operators, banks and comm...

Maiden

May 17, 2022 16:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

This week we take a step back from our usual topic of wind propulsion and decarbonization of the maritime transport to promote a fairly new documentary: “Maiden.”  This documentary tells the story of the first all-woman crew to race around the world on a sailboat named Maiden and how they challenged the male-dominated world of sailing. This endeavor begins with Tracy Edwards who recruited a 12-woman crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race – now known as The Ocean Race.  Dawn ...

Beyond the Sea

May 10, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

This week's guest is Yves Parlier, a legendary sailor and an individual with a passion for innovation. During the Vendee Globe 2000-2001, Parlier, after a devastating dismasting, completed an ingenious repair to his ship’s wing mast and still managed to finish the race. This achievement, among others, has placed him in the public eye as an extraordinary sailor. He has since then switched careers and is now the CEO of Beyond the Sea.  Beyond the Sea develops kite sails used to tow boats. I...

Cargo Owners make the first move

April 05, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

Our guest this week, Geraud Pellat de Villedon, Head of CSR for the supply chain at Michelin, joins us to bring a new perspective on the shipping industry. Michelin, the French  tire manufacturer,  is one of the largest shippers worldwide, transporting 240,000 TEUs per year. This company has been a leader in innovating ways to be greener since they introduced their green tire technology in the early 90s. Now, they are delving even deeper and making their supply chain environmentally friendly...

Sustainable shipping, a European view

March 10, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

This week we welcome Dr Harilaos Psaraftis, a professor at the Technical University of Denmark.  He completed his undergraduate studies in Greece and received a diploma from the National Technical University of Athens. He later received two M.Sc. degrees from MIT, the first in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and the second in Shipping and Shipbuilding Management. Shortly after, he acquired his Ph.D. in Ocean Systems Operations Research from MIT and went on to work as an Associate ...

Blue Observer

February 09, 2022 15:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MB

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 expeditions are 100% emission-free.  Blue Observer is also on a mission for an international pr...

Statsraad Lehmkuhl

January 31, 2022 15:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB

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 Germany in 1914 and then gifted to England as a war prize shortly after World War One. It is now emb...

TOWT

January 15, 2022 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

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 technology, completely uncompetitive in today’s shipping framework.  This week's guest, Guillaume Le ...

Schooner Apollonia

December 20, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

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 of cargo up and down the Hudson River.  This is not a project that idolizes shipping vessels of...

Marine decarbonization takes on Wall Street

December 10, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB

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 sector. Malone envisions that the MMDI will raise awareness of the challenges the maritime sector...

Carbon Credits for Wind Propulsion?

December 01, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB

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 has not taken advantage of the carbon credits funding opportunities. Marsoft’s GreenScreen™ is a...

Airseas

November 25, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB

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:  the first Seawing is currently being installed on the Airbus vessel that will sail to Mobile, Ala...

Zephyr & Boree

November 13, 2021 23:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MB

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 & Boree. Nils also details the  hybrid vessels they are working on - Zephyr & Boree is undoubtedly one of ...

The Mini Lace

November 03, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

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 save on fuel. Through the eyes of an investor in 2021, Maurice reflects on the use of direct wind...

A slam dunk for the sailing ships

October 18, 2021 18:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

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 smart to use sail at this point as a principal means of propulsion. "A slam dunk for the sailin...

Neoline

September 17, 2021 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MB

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's  marquee customers onboarding on zero carbon shipping is impressive!  Since announcing the cons...

SailCargo Inc

September 11, 2021 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MB

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 from scratch in the jungle, bringing foreign investment in one of the poorest regions of Costa...

Vessel Due Diligence

September 03, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB

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 and analytics provided to  better understand vessel performance and associated risk.

Shady Ships

August 26, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

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, with a consultative seat at the IMO for 10 years.   "Everyone is talking about transportation de...

Ocean Exchange

August 18, 2021 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

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 Exchange ™️, one of the many ongoing projects. The Ocean Exchange ™️ was started 10 years ago: it is ...

Ocean Exchange

August 18, 2021 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

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 Exchange ™️, one of the many ongoing projects. The Ocean Exchange ™️ was started 10 years ago: it is ...

Wind Propulsion Principles

June 18, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

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 December 2020.  In this interview, Kostas details  the 3 main wind assist technologies - Flettner,...

Good Shipping

June 11, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

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 port of Amsterdam, we discussed the problems and opportunities ship owners face when deciding how...

Flettner Rotors

May 31, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

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-Ro vessel equipped with 2 mechanics sails since 2014. M/V Estraden sails the North Sea, on a t...

The Winds of San Francisco

May 06, 2021 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB

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 companies with longer histories and bigger gas tanks, Wind & Wing Technologies edged out the field by...

Who pays for Global Shipping?

April 27, 2021 20:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

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 they are primarily driven by concerns about sustainability.  “Those institutions increasingly make...

Fair Winds!

April 21, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MB

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+ membership is taking IMO’s 2030 goals a step further by declaring the years 2021-2030 as the “De...

Grain de Sail

April 14, 2021 19:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB

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, coffee refiner, chocolate manufacturer and organic wine exporter within a few years.  Highlights...

Webb Institute- An American Naval Story

April 07, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

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 to one year of practical experience in the field. Webb graduates go on to fill top positions i...

Webb Institute - An American Naval Story

April 07, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

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 to one year of practical experience in the field. Webb graduates go on to fill top positions i...

Orcelle Wind

March 31, 2021 20:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MB

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 concept vessel that will be powered primarily by wind and reduce emissions by up to 90% in comp...

Sails for rockets

March 24, 2021 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MB

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 that reduce the energy required to move ships.   This week, we interview Simon Watin, President of...

The Future of Logistics Is Post Carbon

March 15, 2021 19:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MB

Our guest is Mr Andrew Willner,  the executive director of the Center for Post Carbon Logistics based in New York Hudson Valley.  A passionate advocate for a sustainable future, Andrew Willner is also a writer, an author and a consultant. Andrew, a man of many passions,  is above all an indefatigable spokesperson for the use of the wind to power our supply chain in the Hudson Valley. We were lucky to have him as our very first guest.  Andrew’s point of view is that every component is in pl...