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China’s Nuclear-Powered Containership: A Fluke Or The Future Of Shipping?

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China’s Nuclear-Powered Containership: A Fluke Or The Future Of Shipping?

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

Since China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) unveiled its KUN-24AP containership at the Marintec China Expo in Shanghai in early December of 2023, the internet has been abuzz about it. Not jus…

China’s Nuclear-Powered Containership: A Fluke Or The Future Of Shipping?::Since China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) unveiled its KUN-24AP containership at the Marintec China Expo in Shanghai in early December of 2023, the internet has been abuzz about it. Not jus…

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They can just add sails to augment the current engines. I read somewhere years ago that it was tested and found to reduce fuel consumption by a lot.
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  In that case, why isn’t it more common?
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    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/technology-66543643.amp
    
    I guess they’ve been working on it.

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