The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry
  • umbra@slrpnk.net
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    5 days ago

    Neat. It’ll be interesting to see the data they publish in 6 months and how much better the efficiency can be with two functional sails.

  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    11·
    5 days ago

    a two-week crossing from Saint-Nazaire to Baltimore on Neoline costs €3,200 (£2,800).

    That seems crazy. That works out to £200 per day, on a cargo ship.

    I really want these to take off. Container shipping is cost efficient but it really seems like an obvious, if complicated solution to drive costs and emissions lower.

    • thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      5 days ago

      but it carries 1000 tons of cargo. Ships with that capacity (fully cellular container ships, but not Panamax cost millions per year to run - five figures daily. There is real potential here.

      • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        That’s for a passenger ticket, not for a container. Just seems high for what I imagine is going to be a non-luxury cruise.

  • eatCasserole@lemmy.world
    7·
    5 days ago

    I’ve wondered if this would be feasible… it’s very cool to see someone actually doing it. Hopefully in time the kinks will get worked out and it can actually become competitive.