About 60,000 merchant ships sail the world's oceans, including container ships, oil tankers and dry bulk carriers loaded with everything from grain to coal. Most operate on carbon-rich fuels such as heavy diesel, and their ...
Environment
May 17, 2019
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In a new report, researchers from Macquarie University are calling for a rethink of global shipping routes, to protect whales and sharks from becoming marine 'roadkill'.
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2018
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Global shipping emits 2% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions and this is projected to increase. No wonder there have been widespread calls for the shipping industry to reduce its hazardous emissions by replacing traditional ...
Environment
May 18, 2018
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Members of the UN International Maritime Organisation on Friday struck a deal to halve carbon dioxide emissions from shipping by 2050 in a deal that will force the industry to redesign fleets.
Environment
Apr 13, 2018
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The shipping industry needs to move to renewable and alternative fuels to reduce the sector's impact on the environment.
Environment
Apr 9, 2018
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It's not only drones and driverless cars that may become the norm someday—ocean-faring ships might also run without captains or crews.
Robotics
May 3, 2016
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Swedish ferry operator Stena Line says it has converted one of its ships to enable it to run on methanol, testing the potential of the environmentally friendly fuel for the shipping industry.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 30, 2015
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Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany have discovered that tiny vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles can inhibit the growth of barnacles, bacteria, and algae on surfaces in contact with water, such ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 2, 2012
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Expansion of one of the world's most important shipping routes brings with it a unique opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint of the marine industry, experts claim.
Environment
Jan 24, 2012
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There is "huge potential" to use alternative energy in the shipping industry, the man behind the world's biggest solar boat said on Monday as it arrived in Hong Kong as part of a global voyage.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 15, 2011
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