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Old 09-18-2020, 05:10 PM   #140
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Will trawlers dissappear

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Originally Posted by Hippocampus View Post
Trend in transportation is away from petrol and diesel. Marine technology is mainly derivative from transportation. Oil and gas are going to be all time lows as this trend continues. More dramatic recently due to covid but the trend predates covid and will continue after it passes. Other than petrochemicals and plastics consumption is down. This is necessary to combat climate change but also is inevitable as alternative energy technologies improve to the point that even with improvements in internal combustion engines they are cost competitive and non polluting.
For trawlers the goal is range for the full displacement vessels and is energy intensive for faster vessels. Hybrid boats such as green line and Arksen fill the void to some extent but for those without deep pockets diesel remains the way to carry the most BTUs in the smallest package at the least cost.
We run on ancient dead plankton from the age of dinosaurs and before. Are our vessels the dinosaurs? Is there a future for trawler Yachts for non 1%ers?

In our lifetime, no. For numerous reasons. In our children's lifetimes, probably. Just as much of what we've known throughout our lifetime as normal will disappear because of the stupidity going on right now. Or maybe they won't disappear but just move on to a place where people are smarter.
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