To United Kingdom build the bulk carrier with sails for economy of fuel

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To United Kingdom developed the project of the bulk carrier equipped, along with the power plant, developing sails from polymeric composites 37,5 m high. Founders count that it will allow to reduce fuel consumption and volumes of emissions of carbon in the atmosphere, reports information agency "ITAR-TASS" with reference to BBC News. The vessel Pyxis Ocean developed by the British company by BAR Technologies, will go to the first test flight from China to Brazil soon. It is supposed that sails will allow to save to one and a half tons of fuel a day and to reduce volumes of carbon emissions for all service life of the cargo...