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Re:Hydrofoiling by nradov on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:39AM (#27118626)
Fairly large hydrofoil ships have been built before so it will probably work from an engineering standpoint. But the economics are questionable. They're betting on finding customers who want a middle option between slow, cheap container ships and fast, expensive air freight. I'm skeptical that many such customers exist.

Hydrofoils obviously can't operate safely in heavy sea states. When a storm comes up they'll have to delay sailing, or route around. That will add some unpredictability to delivery schedules.

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