Cargo sailboats: A sea change for shipping? | DW Documentary

The shipping industry is facing radical change, with a goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050. Are cargo sailboats — which harness wind power using yacht-racing technology and digital weather routing — the solution? The shipping industry is under pressure. It's responsible for about three percent of global CO₂ emissions and is expected to become climate-neutral by 2050. To achieve this aim, wind power is coming under the spotlight. A remarkable experiment is underway on the world's oceans, to find out how to make the best possible use of wind energy. Largely unnoticed by the public, the first modern cargo sailing ship was launched in France in 2020. The voyage was deemed a success. Also in France, the 81-meter "Anemos" — currently the world's largest sail-powered cargo ship — set sail in