Too many new technologies for this to be a real thing.
Anybody sane would fund submarine fuel cells, cargo submarines, microplastics scrubbing and AI shipping as separate research projects.
Anybody insane would have added CO2 scrubbing, Internet coverage, passenger cabins and stealth to the package.
Most likely somebody knows somebody and Matey told them exactly what shit to put in the proposal so they could tick all the boxes without raising suspicions (Note to lawyers: In my humble opinion).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
