Articles for Cargo Ships

Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint

Associated Press  

SAINT-MALO, France — Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he’d be earning perhaps four times what he now gets as captain of a sailboat that instead uses the wind’s clean energy to transport goods across the Atlantic. “It’s our job to prove that it’s possible,” Jourdan said aboard the new Grain de Sail II cargo …

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The thousands of shipping containers lost at sea waiting to burst open
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The thousands of shipping containers lost at sea waiting to burst open

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Just because it may seem 'out of sight, out of mind,’ doesn’t mean there aren’t vast environmental consequences,” said …

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New tech will trap CO2 from cargo ships and store it in the ocean
54 years, 11 months ago

New tech will trap CO2 from cargo ships and store it in the ocean

CNN  

CNN — International shipping moves 80% of global trade and accounts for about 3% of the world’s carbon emissions, but right now, it’s not on course to meet its climate targets. Adkins says that with a full-scale reactor, he aims to capture and store about half of a ship’s CO2 emissions. As of June 2023, they were installed in about …

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Cargo ship crew members can go home under agreement allowing questioning amid bridge collapse probes
6 months ago

Cargo ship crew members can go home under agreement allowing questioning amid bridge collapse probes

The Independent  

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Could tugboats have helped avert the bridge collapse tragedy in Baltimore?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Could tugboats have helped avert the bridge collapse tragedy in Baltimore?

Associated Press  

With the 95,000-ton cargo ship Dali powerless and hurtling helplessly toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the harbor pilot commanding the vessel had just minutes to make his last, desperate attempts to avoid disaster. “But if you’re going to go to sea, if you’re going to put yourself at risk, do whatever it takes to minimize risk.” FILE - This …

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Patchwork international regulations govern cargo ships like the one that toppled Baltimore bridge
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Patchwork international regulations govern cargo ships like the one that toppled Baltimore bridge

Associated Press  

The patchwork system of safety regulations pertaining to massive cargo ships like the one that toppled a major bridge in Baltimore this week can allow freight transporters to skirt oversight, critics say, making maritime shipping what one expert called “the weakest link in the transportation system.” The thousands of container ships that carry more than 80% of all goods moved …

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How escalating Red Sea crisis poses billions of dollars of risk for India
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How escalating Red Sea crisis poses billions of dollars of risk for India

Al Jazeera  

Houthi attacks on the Red Sea have forced shippers to avoid one of the world’s most crucial trade routes. Exporting Basmati from India has become a challenge for shippers as freight costs have shot up as high as five times with an increase in insurance premiums, shortage of containers and longer transit time, said, Vijay Kumar Setia, director of Chaman …

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Red Sea crisis: What it takes to reroute the world's biggest cargo ships
11 months ago

Red Sea crisis: What it takes to reroute the world's biggest cargo ships

BBC  

Red Sea crisis: What it takes to reroute the world's biggest cargo ships Alamy Cargo ships are being rerouted from shipping lanes through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea Hundreds of cargo ships are being rerouted around the southern tip of Africa to avoid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. It's not a situation anyone would envy, says Michelle …

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US-UK launch massive airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen after Red Sea shipping attacks
11 months, 1 week ago

US-UK launch massive airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen after Red Sea shipping attacks

Hindustan Times  

The United States and the United Kingdom joined forces to launch a retaliatory attack against Iran-based rebel group Houthis in Yemen shortly after the group claimed responsibility for a string of attacks against cargo ships and vessels travelling through the Red Sea. Iran based Houthis have taken responsibility of hijacking ships on the Red Sea, REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah The airstrikes by …

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First two cargo ships arrive in Ukrainian port after Russia’s exit from grain deal
1 year, 3 months ago

First two cargo ships arrive in Ukrainian port after Russia’s exit from grain deal

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Two cargo ships arrived in one of Ukraine’s ports over the weekend, using a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Kyiv following Russia’s withdrawal from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports. Two Palau-flagged bulk carriers, Aroyat and Resilient Africa, docked Saturday at the seaport of Chornomorsk in the southern …

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Wind-powered cargo ship sets sail on maiden voyage
1 year, 4 months ago

Wind-powered cargo ship sets sail on maiden voyage

Al Jazeera  

Pyxis Ocean will sail from Singapore and head to Brazil and is likely to transport a cargo of grain to Denmark. A cargo ship fitted with special sails set off on its first voyage aiming to study how harnessing wind power can cut emissions and energy usage in the shipping sector. The maritime industry – which accounts for nearly 3 …

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Turkey promises to keep grain moving despite Russian suspension
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkey promises to keep grain moving despite Russian suspension

Al Jazeera  

Cargo ships carrying 354,500 tonnes of grain, the most shipped in one day since Ukrainian exports resumed, set sail on Monday, October 31. Turkey says it is determined that Ukraine continue its food exports despite Russia suspending its participation in a United Nations-brokered grain deal, a move that has heightened concerns for nations desperate for food assistance. Despite Moscow’s decision, …

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Autonomous cargo ship completes first ever transoceanic voyage
2 years, 6 months ago

Autonomous cargo ship completes first ever transoceanic voyage

The Independent  

A self-steering ship has completed the world’s first transoceanic voyage of a large vessel using autonomous navigation technology. Avikus, which is a subsidiary of the world’s largest shipbuilding company HD Hyundai, announced that the 180,000 square-metre-class ultra-large vessel Prism Courage completed the 20,000km journey on 2 June. Captain Young-hoon Koh of the Prism Courage said the autonomous navigation technology was …

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How to rescue the world's biggest cargo ships
2 years, 6 months ago

How to rescue the world's biggest cargo ships

BBC  

How to rescue the world's biggest cargo ships Boskalis Putting out a fire on the open ocean is a difficult task, so the Maersk Honam was towed to port before the fire could be finally extinguished Enormous container ships ferry goods all over the world, but when one of them gets into trouble – as happened with the Ever Given …

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Hazy skies, poor air quality: Is port congestion worsening L.A. pollution?
3 years, 1 month ago

Hazy skies, poor air quality: Is port congestion worsening L.A. pollution?

LA Times  

A jogger makes his way on a trail below the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles as hazy weather conditions envelope the Southland on Monday. Now, in the wake of last weekend’s mystery pall, some clean air advocates are blaming the long line of idling cargo ships anchored off the coast of Southern California for triggering the haze. “In recent times, …

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As L.A. fights port gridlock, U.S. and global leaders pledge to curb shipping emissions
3 years, 1 month ago

As L.A. fights port gridlock, U.S. and global leaders pledge to curb shipping emissions

LA Times  

The United States, Britain and 17 other countries committed at the United Nations global climate summit Wednesday to curb emissions from the shipping industry by creating zero-emission shipping routes, a move that comes amid growing concern over shoreline air pollution from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Calling the declaration “a big step forward,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg …

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They’ve been stuck for months on cargo ships now floating off Southern California. They’re desperate
3 years, 2 months ago

They’ve been stuck for months on cargo ships now floating off Southern California. They’re desperate

LA Times  

Abrorizki Geraldy Aulia, the son of a ship’s captain, is part of the new generation that moves more than 80% of the world’s raw materials, parts and merchandise on commercial cargo fleets. Some 300,000 of these migrant merchant sailors have been stranded on vessels at sea or in ports around the world, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation, a …

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Dozens of ships off coast of New York wait to dock in the country's second-largest port
3 years, 2 months ago

Dozens of ships off coast of New York wait to dock in the country's second-largest port

Daily Mail  

More than two dozen container ships appear to be stuck at sea miles off the south shore of Long Island, according to a maritime traffic monitoring website as more than 60 vessels wait to dock at two of the country’s largest ports on the West Coast. The Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach currently has 62 cargo ships waiting …

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Over 200 vessels blocked as 'maritime traffic jam' grows outside blocked Suez Canal
3 years, 8 months ago

Over 200 vessels blocked as 'maritime traffic jam' grows outside blocked Suez Canal

Deccan Chronicle  

SUEZ: A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers worked frantically to free a giant container ship that is stuck sideways in the waterway and disrupting global shipping. One salvage expert said freeing the cargo ship, the Ever Given, could take up to a week …

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Giant crane arrives at Georgia shipwreck awaiting removal
4 years, 1 month ago

Giant crane arrives at Georgia shipwreck awaiting removal

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A towering, floating crane tasked with removing an overturned cargo ship on the Georgia coast arrived Tuesday and could begin cutting the wrecked vessel into giant chunks within a few days. “We’re looking at a series of tasks that need to be complete” before demolition of the ship begins, said Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael …

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Sri Lankan navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken oil tanker
4 years, 3 months ago

Sri Lankan navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken oil tanker

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lankan military divers fixed a fuel leak from the engine of a fire-damaged oil tanker off the island's east coast, the navy said Saturday, in a salvage operation after the huge week-long blaze. While the navy says no crude oil has escaped the cargo of the New Diamond, leaked diesel fuel had created a two-kilometre-long slick in the …

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Four cargo ships off Queensland may have COVID-19 onboard, but what of the thousands of others?
4 years, 4 months ago

Four cargo ships off Queensland may have COVID-19 onboard, but what of the thousands of others?

ABC  

Along Queensland's 7,000km coastline, four cargo ships have confirmed five COVID-19 cases among them, with each crew being tested and re-tested by authorities before being allowed to sail on. Key points: Just three COVID-19 cases have been confirmed on cargo ships in Queensland waters Authorities estimate 150,000 sailors on 7,500 ships have entered state waters since January Maritime Safety Queensland …

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