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nradov • yesterday at 5:22 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

They're more like sail assisted than really "sailing" as such. Worth doing in some cases but saves maybe 10% of fuel under optimal wind conditions. The most suitable vessels will tend to be bulkers, car carriers, and tankers. Container ships are actually the hardest to add sails because they interfere with the stacks and the port cranes.


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tempest_ • yesterday at 6:11 PM

10% is a lot though.

The Neoliner Origin is a pretty interesting ship. Perhaps more ships like it will start to show up as oil gets more expensive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliner_Origin

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