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The first all-electric tugboat in the US is about to launch (www.canarymedia.com)
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[–] comradechestnut@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago

Yes but producing things locally improves resilience and allows for decentralization. Large container shipping is a feature of free market capitalism and highly centralized industries. In a decentralized economy there wouldn't be anywhere near as much demand for container shipping.