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questions: 1) what size container ship are you targeting? 2) how many container sails are needed in an array to achieve 20% fuel cost reduction? 3) what scal
by quirkot 4y ago
questions:
1) what size container ship are you targeting?
2) how many container sails are needed in an array to achieve 20% fuel cost reduction?
3) what scale of retrofitting is required to install this onto existing fleets?
4) what sort of training is required for existing staff to properly trim the sails / will this impact headcount requirements per ship?
- bksdacosta 4y ago1.We are talking to ship owners with Panamax vessels (3000 – 4500 TEU). Therefore, many of our estimates are based on a vessel of that size. Nevertheless, our product will work with any sized container ship. 2.We will need 15 sails to save 20% fuel on a 4000 TEU vessel travelling transpacific or transatlantic. 3.We will install an override panel on the bridge of the ship, a lidar system to sense wind gusts and some extra lashings will be tied from the sail’s container to the containers below it – that’s it! None of those additions will require permanent changes to the ship. 4.No extra staff will be needed, our sails will be controlled autonomously. However, the captain will be given controls in the bridge if they ever want to force the sails to retract.