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- Climate Campaigners Horrified Global Shipping Will be Allowed to Grow Sat, 24 Oct 20, 12:24pmClimate campaigners are upset that the climate targets recommended by the UN International Maritime Organization don't include a requirement that overall CO2 emissions be reduced.
- Forbes: The Shipping Industry is Subsidising the Oil Industry by buying Oil Mon, 21 Sep 20, 3:00amForbes has set a new benchmark in green attempts to somehow demonstrate fossil fuels are subsidised, by suggesting that shipping companies buying heavy fuel oil of their own free will is a form of fossil fuel subsidy.
- Whale Spotter App Seeks to Reduce Collisions with Ships in San Francisco Bay Sat, 21 Sep 13, 2:35amWhale and commercial ship collisions are a tragic side effect of global shipping, but a new app called Whale Spotter has been designed to arrest such occurrences...
- Dykstra Proposes Putting Modern Automatic Sails On Large Container Vessels Fri, 21 Dec 12, 6:00amFor several years now, many naval firms have proposed bringing back sails on modern ships in order to reduce fuel consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions...
- Aquarius Eco Ship Harnesses Wind And Solar Power For More Efficient Shipping Thu, 5 Apr 12, 4:09amCommercial shipping is a crucial part of the world’s infrastructure – ships carry everything from high-tech electronics to basic foodstuffs. The industry accounts for 3 percent of all annual global emissions,...