'Suction sail' for shipping could assist megayachts
The French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has become the latest maritime operator to install a relatively new type of wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) from the Barcelona-based OEM Bound4blue. The 180m fruit juice tanker Atlantic Orchard has been fitted with four eSails and is now undergoing assessment trials.
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