Wind-powered cargo ship embarks on maiden voyage

A container ship retrofitted with giant, rigid sails embarked on its maiden voyage yesterday (21 August), testing new technology that could bring cutting-edge wind propulsion to commercial cargo shipping.

Pyxis Ocean, owned by Mitsubishi Corp and chartered by shipping firm Cargill, is the first vessel to be retrofitted with two WindWings – large sails measuring up to 37.5m in

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