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If you can save up to 20% in fuel, you bet they would try it.

• komali2 7y ago
  They won't, because the cost of fuel is passed to the shipper, not whoever owns the boat. If shell owned and operated their own boats, maybe, but I haven't seen that.
  • atdt 7y ago
    "Shell manages one of the largest fleets of oil/chemical tankers and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in the world" https://www.shell.com/business-customers/trading-and-supply/shell-shipping-and-maritime/our-shipping-fleet.html https://www.shell.com/business-customers/trading-and-supply/...
  • aetherson 7y ago
    That's not how it works. Of course ultimately the customer pays for the fuel, but you order customers a lower price in order to gain business, making them choose you over your competitors.
  • calimac 7y ago
    Competitive efficiency- if their competition implements it they will be under pressure to implement it and cut rates or lose volume to the competition who is using the sky kite to reduce fuel costs and undercut the competition