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Comment by rendaw

6 hours ago

Couldn't they use sails plus that? Are these companies advocating for just sails, or sails plus other stuff?

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Cthulhu_  6 hours ago

Sails plus the regular engines, for a % in fuel reduction that adds up at scale.

scott_w  6 hours ago

That’s exactly what they’re doing to reduce fuel usage by up to 6%.

  • orwin  5 hours ago

    I think it's up to 24% for rotor sails,no?

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