People and Places

One cargo ship, based in Goole, regularly carries a small number of paying passengers on its weekly sailings to and from Scandinavia.

Travelling by ship produces much lower CO² emissions than an equivalent plane flight, according to the environmental group " Friends of the Earth", which has welcomed the development.

Criggy Haas, from East Yorkshire, liked the idea of travelling by cargo ship so much, she arranged to travel back to her native New Zealand by cargo vessel.

She explained to Radio Humberside why she chose to travel this way, "I guess it was mainly for environmental reasons and realising that I need to lower my contribution to climate change and maybe live in a more responsible way."

Departing from Thamesport on 7th January on the cargo vessel Ever Chivalry, Criggy expects to arrive at her destination around the 5th February.

Radio Humberside's Andy Comfort spoke to her during her journey across the Indian Ocean.

Criggy's journey takes her from the UK to Singapore via ship and then on to Australia. She will then fly from Australia to New Zealand.