Plastics sail for next-generation freighters

Plastics sail for next-generation freighters

SASEBO, Japan - A 20-meter-tall, 8-meter-wide sail made of reinforced plastics is tested on land in the port city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 25, 2014. It has been developed by the University of Tokyo and collaborators from the shipping and shipbuilding industry for cutting cost in maritime transportation. The group is planning to test the prototype sail on the sea as early as October.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001191624
  • Registered date
  • 2014/1/25 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2014 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 2150 × 3968 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
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  • 324.57(KB)*
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