It can be done – in theory and with small icebergs, but it is not an easy task. The tonnage of an iceberg can range from 100K tons to more than 10 million tons. They are huge and heavy and difficult to tow. For any sizable iceberg, you’d need a bunch of ships and LOTS of fuel to tow it any meaningful distance, and the entire time it’s melting. Further, they’re unstable and can flip/turn, easily snapping tow ropes or putting the ships in danger. Put another way, towing icebergs is also energy intensive and poses significant risks.
From Wikipedia:
“The ice trade, also known as the frozen water trade, was a 19th-century and early-20th-century industry, centering on the east coast of the United States and Norway, involving the large-scale harvesting, transport and sale of natural ice, and later the making and sale of artificial ice, for domestic consumption and commercial purposes. Ice was cut from the surface of ponds and streams, then stored in ice houses, before being sent on by ship, barge or railroad to its final destination around the world. “
This was a genuine proposal in the 1970s in Saudi Arabia. The main issue is that it would be extremely expensive, and it would mostly have melted by the time it got there.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180918-the-outrageous-plan-to-haul-icebergs-to-africa#:~:text=In%20the%201970s%2C%20Saudi%20Prince,Newfoundland%20to%20the%20Canary%20Islands.
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