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by sightbroke
426 days ago
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> They are an attractive option for some military ships, but I doubt anyone would be willing to risk it for regular commercial shipping. There's been a few built over the years, mostly for research. Russia apparently still operates one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevmorput Despite hurtles you've pointed to it is still being considered: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research... > This source of power confers some advantages. "You will have ships going maybe 50% faster because the fuel is essentially free once you have made the upfront capex investment," Sohmen-Pao said. You achieve ~0 emissions AND avoid increasing transit time going with pure sailing ships. |
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