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Tall Ship Belem Delivers Wine by Sail and Saves Carbon

Tall Ship Belem Delivers Wine by Sail and Saves Carbon

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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The story of the barque Belem is filled with romance. Today it is being put to use as a working cargo ship to deliver sustainably produced wines from France. Built in 1896, and named for the Brazilian seaport at the mouth of the Amazon, the Belem originally shipped chocolate in its hold from Brazil to [...]