Shipping industry news is increasingly about efforts within the industry to reduce carbon emissions from ships, being done voluntarily by big international shippers like Maersk. Today we hear about a ship that took a long journey using biofuel, and an international retailer who is partnering with Maersk to reduce the carbon footprint of producing its goods.
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This morning we saw the project cargo ship Combi Dock I pass by Astoria headed for Vancouver, loaded for bear with 98 wind turbine blades, for a PacificCorp wind power upgrade project in eastern Washington.
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Today is the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere and south of the equator, the start of winter.
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A huge drug bust on a container ship in Philadelphia highlights a flaw in US cargo security: only a small fraction of the millions of shipping containers that enter the U.S. annually are inspected.
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International banks that lend billions to companies that want to build cargo ships have laid down the law to shippers: comply with the Paris Climate Accord regarding ship emissions goals, or they won’t lend them money to build ships.
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A look at the St. Lawrence Seaway, where ships can dock securely without tying up with docklines. Instead, they use massive suction devices to snug the ship up against the pier.
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