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 France. At 170ft its first shipment of wine from Languedoc France to Dublin this February carried 60,000 bottles of fine wine saving an estimated 140 grams of carbon emissions per bottle. More here, http://greenupgrader.com/3182/tall-ship-belem-delivers-wine-by-sail-and-saves-carbon/
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Looking forward to your comments, Barry.