Retrofitted with 123-foot ‘WindWings,' 'Pyxis Ocean' is testing two giant sails on its six-week journey from China to Brazil.

A cargo ship with 123-foot ‘WindWing’ sails has just departed on its maiden voyage::Retrofitted with 123-foot ‘WindWings,’ ‘Pyxis Ocean’ is testing two giant sails on its six-week journey from China to Brazil.

  • d7sdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Wind is finally cheaper than oil and gas. 🙃

    I too remember reading about this ships already 30y ago in the German P.M. mag.

    • dodslaser@feddit.nuEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Bunker fuel (HFO) is pretty cheap, as long as you don’t care about the environment…