Sept 25th, 2017: Cutty Sark

blueboy56 · 09-25-2017, 10:38 PM

Okay, so we have wind power moving oil tankers. Does that mean that we can have draft horses and oxen pulling coal trains and semi trucks down the freeways???

xoxoxoBruce · 09-25-2017, 10:55 PM

You're making the assumption these ships saving fuel and emitting less pollution, have to be slower than conventional freighters. The shipping companies are all about the bottom line, balancing costs and and earnings. If the ships are slower they will balance fuel savings with time-is-money. If slightly slower the fuel savings may be worth the trade. If they are not slower is the savings worth the expense of retrofitting or new ships.

09-25-2017, 10:55 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You're making the assumption these ships saving fuel and emitting less pollution, have to be slower than conventional freighters. The shipping companies are all about the bottom line, balancing costs and and earnings. If the ships are slower they will balance fuel savings with time-is-money. If slightly slower the fuel savings may be worth the trade. If they are not slower is the savings worth the expense of retrofitting or new ships. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-25-2017, 10:38 PM	#1
blueboy56 Master Locutor Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 151	Okay, so we have wind power moving oil tankers. Does that mean that we can have draft horses and oxen pulling coal trains and semi trucks down the freeways???

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