Maersk are a Danish shipping company with a fleet of over 6oo container ships. They’re a major enterprise, and they are dependent on two commodities that have seen steeply rising prices in recent y…
A small group of parents and staff from Canary Wharf College came together to find ways that we could enhance the school and raise money for outdoor activities. I was lucky enough to be part of this group.One person said “how about building a boat, to use to clean our docks”.This was the birth o... Read more
The Hallberg-Rassy 50 is now, as first ever world wide, available with solar panels fully integrated with the sails. 160.7 square meters of sail area that at the same time works as solar panels, generating up to 410 A charging at 24 V. Even a grey March day, the sails generated 27 A positive charg... Read more
In the 400 years or so leading up to the adoption of steam power in the 19th century, sailing ships ruled the waves. In an effort to cut increasing fuel costs and reduce emissions, sails are set to once again prove their worth. But unlike the sails proposed by B9 Shipping and the Wind Challenger…
That glass of wine at the end of the day might be good for your soul, but is it good for the planet? Many consumers are starting to ask themselves this question as we learn more about how wine packaging and waste products impact the survival of the environment. The packaging needed to safely transpo... Read more
UberEats teamed up with Yusaka Maeawa, the Japanese entrepreneur who launched to the ISS last week, to deliver canned Japanese dishes to the astronauts aboard the ship.
The current cost of shipping goods into space is very restrictive. We need a more vigorous and affordable space shipping industry to make more headway in space exploration.
Here’s how much money it actually costs to launch stuff into space
NASA ships all kinds of cargo to astronauts on board the International Space Station. The price per pound varies, but even minimal estimates are staggering.
Michelin has developed a new kind of sail for cargo ships, one of a number of sail innovations that could help the industry to reduce carbon emissions.
Magway, based in Wembley, London, was founded in 2017 by Rupert Cruise, an engineer on Elon Musk ’s Hyperloop project, and Phill Davies, business expert.
The problem begins with people like you. Let’s say you need a new shirt for work. You find one online and order it for delivery the next day. Your shirt will have probably have travelled by ship along with thousands of tonnes of other goods and then been carried by truck with many other articles o... Read more
Carrying up to 96 small USPS packages in its internal cargo bay, the new Cento needs nothing more than two parking spaces for takeoff, landing and automatic unloading. Bay Area company MightyFly is working with the FAA to expand its long-range flight authorization.
Tesla and a growing list of competitors in the electric vehicle market dominate debate over the future of cars and recharging networks, but there’s another kind of green transportation making inroads, based on the most abundant resource in the universe: hydrogen fuel cells.
Hydrogen is not currently considered a solution for large-scale transport of high payloads. But since legislation will require 20% of our production to be emission-free by 2030, hydrogen will play an important future role in the transportation industry.
This company is making recyclable ships that can be dismantled and re-used after they are decommissioned.
Check out this boat fom the UK made from recycled materials and plastic rubbish from London Docks and UK waterways!
https://www.citysailing.com/post/poly-mer-the-world-s-first-vessel-built-from-recycled-plastic
This sailing boat from Kenya is made from recycled plastic waste!
Besides the maritime industry, solar sails can also be a revolutionary technology for space travel.
How about these traditional sails that have been fully integrated with solar panels!
https://www.hallberg-rassy.com/news/news/solar-panel-sails-2021-04
These futuristic rigid solar sails are making the shipping industry greener!
https://futurism.com/new-ship-rigid-solar-sails-harnesses-power-sun-wind-same-time
Solar sails can be the maritime industry’s future; they harness wind and solar power!
Biodegradable wraps are another excellent idea that can make wine shipping more eco-friendly.
Check out this cargo boat that uses wind sails to transport wine across the ocean.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90964605/this-sailboat-carries-luxury-wine-and-chocolate-across-the-atlantic
Sustainable shipping can help reduce the wine industry’s carbon footprint, conserving the environment.
Check out this concept for using space to offer lighting-fast delivery services between various destinations on Earth.
Looks like Uber Eats is already ahead of the curve! They made a food delivery to the International Space Station.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10305853/UberEats-delivery-service-send-food-SPACE-sending-food-ISS.html
The current cost of shipping goods into space is very restrictive. We need a more vigorous and affordable space shipping industry to make more headway in space exploration.
Check out these inflatable wind sails that might soon start appearing on ships.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/cargo-ships-sails-michelin-spc-intl/index.html
Some cargo ships do actually use sails to reduce fuel consumption!
Wind propulsion is the answer to the ever-worsening carbon emission crisis in the shipping industry.
Modern windmill ships are the future of the maritime industry; they can make sea travel greener and much cheaper.
Switzerland also has a similar idea for freight delivery.
It seems like the UK is considering an underground home delivery network!
Wendy’s customers might start receiving orders through underground robots soon, but only up to designated parking lots.
Check out this amazing concept for future home delivery systems!
#undergrounddelivery can help reduce carbon emissions, which are a huge concern in the home delivery industry.
https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/carbon-cost-home-delivery-and-how-avoid-it
It seems like not everyone is a fan of drone deliveries!
Soon, your FedEx packages might arrive in a drone. Other companies like UPS and Amazon are also looking to deploy the technology.
Several companies are already offering cargo transportation services via drones.
Drones are the future of the shipping industry. They can make shipping and delivery faster and cheaper!
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/26/cargo-drones-could-shape-the-future-of-the-shipping-industry.html
Not sure why Musk is against them though,,,, lol.
There seems to be 2 options, fuel for the engine or fuel to power the electric motor. Either would be better than dirty diesel.
Been waiting for this for years, not sure if it will happen though, despite there being plenty of free hydrogen about.