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Union Maritime to build new vessels with WindWings - BAR Technologies (www.bartechnologies.uk)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (4 children)

You mean sails?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

sails are old and slow, WindWings are new and sexy!

They probably have AI and Blockchain integrated to take advantage of maritime web 3 serverless infrastructure for cyber synergies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

maritime web 3 serverless infrastructure

Also known as rigging.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

The article actually calls them “ rigid sails”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

It's a brand name

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wonder how they'll go when the seas get really rough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So loadint and unloading cargo with cranes will become an instant issue.

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