An age of greener, more efficient shipping may be in the offing as a specially modified 43,000-tonne bulk freighter completes a six-month sea trial using a combination of diesel engines and a set of high-tech automatic sails to catch the wind.
  • Mikufan
    35·
    2 months ago

    Its actually better than sails as they can be folded away and there are no masts That could hinder the ship driving under a bridge.

    • Mango@lemmy.world
      419·
      2 months ago

      Sails can be folded away and what do you call those big vertical things in the picture?

      • Mikufan
        13·
        2 months ago

        Sails cannot be folded away, they can be rolled in, this however doesn’t change the hight of the mast they are on. Also the weight/drag ratio seems to be better.

        • Mango@lemmy.world
          221·
          2 months ago

          We can’t find fabric anymore? Shit. And I suppose we can’t collapse a mast the way these guys collapse a mast if there’s fabric involved. Oh well.

          • Mikufan
            91·
            2 months ago

            Fabric breaks a lot faster than a metal sheet…

            • Mango@lemmy.world
              124·
              2 months ago

              Bro do you really think that? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

              We have dramatically better flexible teenage materials than any metal you can think of. Ever heard of kevlar? That’s only the cheapest and most well known example too! Don’t tell me you’re not embarrassed to have said that shit.

              • Mikufan
                114·
                2 months ago

                I will just block you now, you are annoying, you don’t understand shit (or don’t want to) and you are immature.