On Nov 14, 1:21 am, "Roger Long" wrote:
... The fuel cost gets passed on anyway. ...

Living on an island we are very aware of this. Currently the two
shipping companies in Hawaii have about a 29% fuel surcharge. Matson,
the major player in this market, has been bringing new ships online
that are a little larger and significantly faster than the old fleet.
They are using more fuel per TEU now than they did with the old
fleet. So, it doesn't appear that a straight economic argument is
going to move them to sail unless something radical happens in the
marketplace.

-- Tom.