THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015
COMMUNITY
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storians can’t help but be ship conscious, with all the maritime
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tion in container ships might be? China Shipping Container Lines
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Canal.
CNN reports that the next big thing in the shipping industry
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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
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sulphur emissions, a growing problem in the industry.
A model of the ship is shown, courtesy of the designer, Lade AS
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erate pull in much the same way that an airplane will take off when
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the best sailing route, based on wind and weather, which would be
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al and tell the crew whether to speed up using the engines or slow
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will be launched by 2019. Stay tuned.
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been placed offshore in the
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the level rises, the air pressure in the top of the chamber increas-
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want to build a bigger plant with a larger boat — and down the line,
a semi-submersible vessel with a 4-megawatt wave power plant.
However, the reinvigorated trawler seems a good place to start.
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screen shot from her Feb. 5 show, mentioned the angry attack owl
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