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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 COMMUNITY CLEAR SAILING? A storians can’t help but be ship conscious, with all the maritime WUDI¿FJOLGLQJE\HYHU\GD\(YHUZRQGHUZKDWWKHQH[WLQQRYD- tion in container ships might be? China Shipping Container Lines KDVDOUHDG\GRQHWKH³ELJJHULVEHWWHU´FRQFHSWZLWKWKH09&6&/ *OREHZKLFKZRQ¶WHYHQ¿WWKURXJKWKHQHZO\ZLGHQHG3DQDPD Canal. CNN reports that the next big thing in the shipping industry MXVWPLJKWEH9LQG6NLSKWWSWLQ\XUOFRPQRUVHYLQG7KH1RUZH- gian-designed cargo ship would use its hull’s high sides as sails, and is expected to save 60 percent on fuel costs, 80 percent of carbon GLR[LGHHPLVVLRQVDQGFDQUXQRQOLTXH¿HGQDWXUDOJDVDYRLGLQJ sulphur emissions, a growing problem in the industry. 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