— The argument for cargo ship travel —
My argument for passenger travel on cargo ships rather than planes for long haul travel is as follows:
Despite the increased cost, duration, potential for delay or cancellation, I am not supporting the unsustainable flight industry. I am instead ‘free-riding’ on the emissions of a separate industry – so not directly contributing to them, whilst at the same time, increasing the demand for, and pushing the economics in the direction of, a return to long-haul passenger freight.
- Future cargo ship travel –
Firstly there seems to be great scope through kite sails, fuel technology and so on to make cargo shipping much more sustainable (hence websites like http://www.sustainableshipping.com).
As more people demand a ‘slow travel’ alternative to long-haul transatlantic and other flights, a market for dedicated passenger cargo travel could be created, using future sustainable shipping technology.
The main stumbling block in all of this is getting people to accept the ethos of ‘slow travel’ and to start demanding it en-masse. This is slowly starting to happen, through the voluntary noflying movement, and is one purpose of my website and other work, and of the work of others.
But am I on the right lines with these arguments?
Is shipping currently so hideously unsustainable that I shouldn’t even slightly support it with my passenger travel?
Could a big shift in demand ever translate into a market for much greater passenger travel by cargo ship?
And how quickly could cargo ship travel become much more sustainable than air travel, in terms of emissions per passenger?
Jack Guest
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