[MtnClimber]

Remember that the first step is not often the goal. The final boal is probably a return to the dark ages combined with little or no trading.

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile...

In Novemember, the Biden admin pressured the ports of LA and Long Beach to institute a new queue policy that placed many ships further off-shore where they would not count in statistics. Now those ships are being counted again, and surprise! The ship congestion is worse than ever. The media lied.

[Telepathic Intruder]

They are also encouraging their populations to go back to the ways of their hunter-gatherer ancestors.

[mewzilla]

Related...

FMC members want security review of Ports America deal

They should be having a cow. The reason...

Watchdog raises concern about Canadian pension investments in China

[Thrownatbirth]

Environmentalists always leave me with the impression that they were all born yesterday.

[norwaypinesavage]

"The COVID years are just the warm-up for what’s to come unless we stop the leftists and their insanity."

"We" cannot stop the Leftists. They have too many unthinking/ignorant followers who will always be able to overcome our efforts. The Leftists will always stop themselves. Their 'solutions' are aways so insane that they ultimately fail. The only problem is that many of their followers, and also many of us often perish in the effort.

[jimfree]

I have a solution. Make everything at home using raw materials from your own property. Oh, wait.

[moovova]

“European environmentalists’ insanely stupid plan to decrease shipping pollution"

[Zathras]

Move everyone to China?
Maybe I shouldn’t give President Poopy ideas.

[DaxtonBrown]

The kites are potentially a good idea, as long as they come about for economic savings rather than enviro wacki-ism

[Lockbox]

This system appears to be useful in a limited situation. Wind would need to be blowing directly over the stern plus or minus about 25 degrees on either side of the stern. Wind from other directions could cause the ship to have to fight a sideways pull if they want to maintain a fixed course. Now if the ship is allowed to follow a course which yields best wind direction, then the ship’s schedule is out the window.

The sail system would be useless when heading into the wind.

Lastly the sail would only be usable under certain situations, wind in correct direction, acceptable wind speed range and ship out in the open ocean. Could not sail the ship into the port, could not deploy the sail in light or heavy winds. Also if kite sail drops into the water ship may run over the line fouling the prop or stop to retrieve the sail.

[rockinqsranch]

An excellent article I believe.