They must be racist. I don't see any black people. How can they possibly succeed.
Posted on 11/18/2020 12:51:56 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
With the hull and sail design based on a trading schooner built in the Åland Islands, Finland, in 1906, from the horizon Ceiba will have the appearance of a classic turn-of-the-century vessel, when the last commercial sail-powered ships were made. “They represented the peak of working sail technology, before fossil fuel came in and cut them off at the ankles,”
...Ceiba is small for a cargo ship – tiny in fact. She will carry around nine standard shipping containers. The largest conventional container ships today carry more than 20,000 containers.
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Guessing that some advances in hull configuration have been made in the last hundred years?
They might use less energy?
The shipyard looks a bit primitive in the photos? Sometimes very low budget is not cost effective.
The large ships make the cost per ton almost nothing. Cost per ton on a nine container ship must be astronomical. But hey, climate change and all
The Bean Counter wiz kids will figure out that the ship could be built cheaper from particle board.
Sailing is relatively cheap as fuel goes, but you’re at the whim of the wind. This won’t catch on very fast, if at all. Sailing is MUCH slower than traditional shipping.
Perhaps we should lift restrictions on the use of nuclear fuel for engines? But no, that’ll never happen. That makes too much sense.
There is nothing futuristic about it.
It is a brand new 19th century sailing ship.
They might want to fill out the bankruptcy papers in advance for this venture.
In the era of wooden ships the men were made of iron.
They could save money on water proofing too. Particle board is completely waterproof as along as you keep water away from it.
Fuel yes, but your personnel costs per ton will be astronomical.
Ship cinnamon and cardamom "around The Horn" from India at $1000.00 an ounce.
My only solace will be New York and Los Angeles will die first.
Looks great if you are going from NY to NJ on a windy day”-)
Yep. That’s why this won’t catch on.
SNIP ... Others have more ambitious goals. “There's actually loads of really great innovations happening that could transform [shipping emissions],” says Lucy Gilliam, shipping campaigner at non-profit Transport and Environment. “It's not that we don't have great ideas. The problem that we have is that fossil fuels are still too damn cheap. And we don't have the rules to force people to take up the new technology. We need caps on emissions and polluter pays schemes so that the clean technologies can outcompete fossil fuels.” .../SNIP
They must be racist. I don't see any black people. How can they possibly succeed.
Trump’s fault. Biden will fix the problem, and we can return to the wonderful times of sailing ships and freezing in the dark.
A lot of the old sailing yachts (Classic Plastic) from the 60/70/80 are still crossing the oceans. Very carbon friendly.
Currently looking at Cape Dory 36 for my bug out boat.
Might be great fun for passengers though once they realize this idea won't work for cargo. I love sailing.
Not that there's anything wrong with that...
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