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The only large commercial ships left that I am aware of that are still coal burning, transport coal. Very few ports are equipped to refuel coal.
by lotsofmangos 13y ago
The only large commercial ships left that I am aware of that are still coal burning, transport coal. Very few ports are equipped to refuel coal.
- SixSigma 13y agomy mistake, I thought bunker fuel was a coal derivative 6 years ago 90,000 were running on bunker fuel http://www.gizmag.com/shipping-pollution/11526/ http://www.gizmag.com/shipping-pollution/11526/ 370 million tonnes of it get burned every year and the price is rising http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-11/ship-fuel-prices-seen-second-highest-ever-amid-crimped-supply.html http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-11/ship-fuel-prices...
- lotsofmangos 13y agoGiven the cost of fuel is rising, these guys will hopefully benefit. http://www.skysails.info/english/skysails-marine/skysails-propulsion-for-cargo-ships/ http://www.skysails.info/english/skysails-marine/skysails-pr...