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by wongarsu 1179 days ago
Typically attempts to fit sails on moderns ships (like the rotor sails that have been installed on some ships in recent years) are targeted at ferries or tankers, exactly because of the loading/unloading topic. Putting large structures on a container ship will interfere with the cranes. And the SC Connector launched in 2021 can tilt the rotor to fit under bridges, with sails half as high as what OutSail tries to do [1]

1: https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/sea-cargo-ro-ro-w...