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1.We are talking to ship owners with Panamax vessels (3000 – 4500 TEU). Therefore, many of our estimates are based on a vessel of that size. Nevertheless, our product will work with any sized container ship.

2.We will need 15 sails to save 20% fuel on a 4000 TEU vessel travelling transpacific or transatlantic.

3.We will install an override panel on the bridge of the ship, a lidar system to sense wind gusts and some extra lashings will be tied from the sail’s container to the containers below it – that’s it! None of those additions will require permanent changes to the ship.

4.No extra staff will be needed, our sails will be controlled autonomously. However, the captain will be given controls in the bridge if they ever want to force the sails to retract.