Nobu Su seeks industry donations for unorthodox new sails pitch
- Taiwanese former shipowner asks companies to invest in hull design combining wind power with air lubrication to cut emissions
- Contributions of at least $200,000 per ship sought, with no financial return, and no named partners
- Morizo Group, which has no website or named staff, says it is ‘not asking the industry to accept the theory on faith’
Former billionaire shipowner Nobu Su wants to develop wind propulsion coupled with air lubrication and better hull forms to cut emissions. The unorthodox sales pitch raises questions, however
