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Re:Maersk installed 100-foot-tall rotating sails on one of i... by fasteddie on Friday August 31, 2018 @01:46PM (#17887503)
The reason autonomous/crewless isn't really feasible or worth investing in is that most container ships only have a crew of about a dozen, and they are generally from low-wage countries so that their salary costs are far out-weighted by the fuel.
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Re:Maersk installed 100-foot-tall rotating sails on one of i... by acrooks on Friday August 31, 2018 @03:25PM (#17888113)
Maybe a little bit picky, but the average size of a crew on a, say, 9000 TEU container ship is actually closer to two dozen. 20-24 most of the time.

The number can rise further with more complex cargo.

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Re:Maersk installed 100-foot-tall rotating sails on one of i... by travisjungroth on Friday August 31, 2018 @03:01PM (#17887984)
I think this is a good example where automation doesn’t mean getting rid of all jobs, just 99% (which has nearly the same effect). I mean, we still have blacksmiths hand forging swords ffs.
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