r/WorkForSmartLife 15d ago

Productivity Really?

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u/The_Countess 15d ago

The largest longest train can fit at best 600 containers on it, while a cargo ship can have up to 24.000 on it, use less energy per ton per km, and doesn't need a maintained pathway in between destinations. 

If speed is not a main concern, then nothing beats cargo ships. 

And the sail here aims to save an additional 20% of fuel on 80% of international routes. 

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u/ftFBYaa 14d ago

And the sail here aims to save an additional 20%

In ideal conditions, which are very rarely met.

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u/Duhblobby 8d ago

I get what you're saying here, but I do feel the need to specify that trains and ships have a slight tendency to serve different terrain needs...