Retrofitted with 123-foot ‘WindWings,' 'Pyxis Ocean' is testing two giant sails on its six-week journey from China to Brazil.

A cargo ship with 123-foot ‘WindWing’ sails has just departed on its maiden voyage::Retrofitted with 123-foot ‘WindWings,’ ‘Pyxis Ocean’ is testing two giant sails on its six-week journey from China to Brazil.

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    10 months ago

    Sails fell out of favor because when people order something, they want it immediately. Sailing was too inconsistent and petroleum became too cheap

    You say that like sailing was replaced with modern cargo ships. Sailing was replaced by coal steamers over a century ago. Same-day delivery had nothing to do with it.

    • XeroxCool@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      OK, replace “petroleum” with “fossil fuel engines” and then replace “overnight” with “as fast as technologically possible at whatever time period you wish to examine in which powered transport was faster and more consistent than sailing ships” and the rest stands all the same