The Seasteading Institute

Reply To: Modularity is a good concept.

It seems like you might sacrifice some efficiency for it.

• It might take more space to interface various systems and arrangement would be a logistical difficulty.
• Container ships have complicated programs to make the movement of cargo containers possible. It requires not just moving the conatiner you're interested, but every container in the path of travel as well as calculating the weight of each area of the vessel to prevent it from listing or even capsizing.

Had a class on international logistics that included a segment on the cargo container/shipping industry. Interesting videos are available about it.