(CNN)While it's a form of transport few of us see, shipping packs a punch as a polluter. According to a recent study, shipping accounts for around 3% of global CO2 emissions. Not surprising when you consider that the engines of the world's estimated 90,000 The cargo, which was scheduled originally to arrive in Baltimore the fire and as a result the vessel couldn't be safely accessed. We've learned the ship is now sailing to Germany, where it will be unloaded. SDDC reps said a damage assessment will Long known as a popular place for cruises, Port Canaveral is sailing into the cargo business. The port in the heart of Florida's Space Coast is opening its first container terminal on Friday. It will welcome its first container shipment during a ceremony Ireland-based B9 Shipping has started work on a full-scale demonstration vessel as part of its goal to design the modern world’s first 100 percent fossil fuel-free cargo sailing ships. Unlike most conventional large cargo vessels, which are powered by However, if B9 wants to produce the world’s first fleet of commercially viable wind powered cargo ships, it better get a move on. Last year a company called Eco Marine Power unveiled a rigid sail design for cargo ships that incorporates solar panels Egypt’s naval forces rescued a sinking cargo ship off the coast of Alexandria, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The ship, named the Alex, which was sailing under the flag of Bolivia and coming from Lebanon, had sprung a leak four miles away from .
The 100th cargo of LNG from the PNG LNG project, operated by ExxonMobil PNG in Papua New Guinea, set sail over the past weekend, just over one year on from the start of export operations. The LNG carrier Methane Spirit will be transporting the cargo bound the cargo ships will be sail powered, with the sails automatically adjusting to wind conditions and employing kite sails where appropriate. A biofuel-powered engine (which can also run on liquid natural gas) will provide 40% of the propulsion. Green The MV Beluga SkySails, a cargo ship rigged up with a billowing 160-meter sail from SkySails, used approximately 20 percent less fuel than it would have without the sail during a two-month voyage. Put another way, that's 2.5 tons of fuel, or $1,000 a day What will they dream up next? In what must surely rank among the most radical innovations to emerge from the clean-technology movement, the blog CleanTechnica informs us that a British firm has come up with an idea for a cargo ship that burns no fossil fuels. .
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