German high-tech ship slashes fuel use on maiden voyage
Published on: Fri, 01 Feb 2008
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BERLIN (Reuters) - The world's first commercial ship
powered in part by a giant kite is recording fuel savings of
between 10 and 15 percent midway into its maiden voyage across
the Atlantic, the shipping company told Reuters on Friday.
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