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Anything Suez can do… Now 260ft cargo ship blocks river Arun in Sussex day after Ever Given freed

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Anything Suez can do… Now 260ft cargo ship blocks river Arun in Sussex after breaking loose from moorings a day after Ever Given was freed in Egypt A 260ft cargo ship, Elise, is wedged across Littlehampton Harbour, West Sussex, partially blocking waterway  The ship was sailed into the harbour to unload cargo at 1.15am this … Read more

Oceanbird’s 260-ft high sails reduce cargo shipping emissions by 90% 

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A Swedish design company has revealed its concept for a cargo vessel with 260-foot-tall retractable ‘sails’, which it says can reduce emissions by 90 per cent.   The 650-foot-long aerodynamic Oceanbird vessel can transport 7,000 cars at an average speed of 10 knots, powered mostly by wind.   A transatlantic crossing on the vessel will take around … Read more