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Wind powered shipping is also called sailing.

• wallace_f 10y ago
  Sure, well probably not in this case. Not sure what the point you're trying to make is, but the research being done is to make the ships supplemented by wind power (one such ship deployed a parachute-like sail). They're not actually capable of navigating alone by the wind as is the case with sail boats.
  • jnordwick 10y ago
    A parachute like sail? Absolute craziness. If only... http://kimrobertsmarine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Victory-under-Spinnaker-lg..jpg http://kimrobertsmarine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Victo...
    • wallace_f 10y ago
      They're not capable of sailing by wind alone because of their mass relative to sail size, not because it's 'craziness.'