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Union Maritime to build new vessels with WindWings - BAR Technologies (www.bartechnologies.uk)
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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

They can indeed be folded for passing under bridges and for loading/unloading. Also, Cargill just finished a 6-month test of them on two ships, with the expected fuel savings.