French company Airseas has developed the Seawing, a kite to help propel cargo ships, which it says could cut their carbon emissions by an average of 20%.
The latest “innovation” in shipping was actually just driving the ships more slowly to conserve fuel. Turns out, most people were ok with things taking slightly longer if it was cheaper. I don’t think that’s the main thing stopping your idea. I just don’t think it’s feasible to make the number of small ships and I don’t think ports could efficiently load and unload them.
That said, with the current supply chain issues and the ships scrapped during covid, now is the time for disruptions in this industry.
The latest “innovation” in shipping was actually just driving the ships more slowly to conserve fuel. Turns out, most people were ok with things taking slightly longer if it was cheaper. I don’t think that’s the main thing stopping your idea. I just don’t think it’s feasible to make the number of small ships and I don’t think ports could efficiently load and unload them.
That said, with the current supply chain issues and the ships scrapped during covid, now is the time for disruptions in this industry.