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An artist's rendering of a ship using sails, the same being deployed by Maersk to cut emissions / Source: bound4blue
Use of wind power on cargo ships through sails is growing exponentially as governments and trade organisations push for increasingly tough emissions targets
When the nearly 50,000 tonne Maersk Tacoma leaves its next scheduled session in dry dock, the tanker will emerge with some striking new equipment on deck: four 85-foot-tall sails, which the tanker's owners...
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