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2020 Sep 08
Arctic Ice
In Just 20 Years, Ships Could Cross an Open Arctic Ocean
Sailing via the North Pole was impossible until the 1950s. Now, it is all but inevitable. Even if all greenhouse gas emissions ceased, the...
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2020 Aug 30
Arctic Ice
As Arctic Ice Melts, Polluting Ships Stream Into Polar Waters
As melting sea ice opens the Arctic to navigation, more ships are plying the loosely regulated polar waters, bringing...
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2020 Feb 03
Hapag Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd to lower CO2 emissions using biofuel
Hapag-Lloyd is bunkering “bio”: To reduce the CO2 emissions generated by operating ships, one of...
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2020 Jan 29
LNG bunkering
GLOBAL: NEW REPORT CLAIMS LNG AS MARINE FUEL IS ‘WORSE THAN BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE CLIMATE’
A new report has claimed that ‘the most popular LNG ship engine, particularly for cruise ships, emits between
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2020 Jan 21
Ship
Study: New Blends of Marine Fuels Have Higher BC Emissions than HFO
New blends of marine fuels with 0.50% sulphur content can contain a large percentage of aromatic compounds, which have...
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2019 Nov 06
Container ship
New Report Identifies Clean Energy Options for Global Shipping Industry
Shipping is a major contributor to global carbon emissions. The sector today is responsible for 3 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and...
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2019 Apr 19
Port of Rotterdam
Shipa Freight: 5 Tech Trends Transforming Freight Forwarding
The logistics industry has traditionally been slow to capitalise on technology advances. This has come at a cost: issues at ports, including an influx of mega-vessels and
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2019 Apr 12
hydrogen-ferry-
Norwegian partnership tests fuel cells for the first conversion of hydrogen hybrid ferry
ABB, SINTEF and Fiskerstrand are test fuel cells for the world’s first conversion of a hydrogen hybrid ferry. The tests aim to provide answers needed for...
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2019 Mar 01
port of Qingdao
Ericsson and China Unicom Announce 5G Smart Harbor at the Port of Qingdao
Smart harbor development builds on accomplishments of successful six-month technical solution verification...
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2019 Feb 14
ship
Sulphur and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Priority for ICS
“The 2020 global sulphur cap will be the regulatory game changer of the decade with profound implications for the economics of shipping” believes Chairman of the...