shipping industry

Coronavirus Could Worsen Hunger in the Developing World

Coronavirus Could Worsen Hunger in the Developing World

By Dongyu Qu Even as it takes its distressing toll, the current pandemic has generated a flurry of less somber memes. Some of these involve people stuck at home, unable to tear themselves from the pantry, piling on the pounds. But for many in the developing world, the lockdowns mean the exact opposite: they cannot […]

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    Cool Ideas to Clean Up Pollution From Cars, Trucks, Ships and Planes

    Cool Ideas to Clean Up Pollution From Cars, Trucks, Ships and Planes

    By Marlene Cimons Nearly a century ago, German engineer Anton Flettner launched a ship into the ocean. “Without sails or steam, like a ghost ship, it moved mysteriously through the water with no apparent means of propulsion,” according to a 1925 article that appeared in Popular Science Monthly. The ship cruised in silence, without spewing […]

    Arctic Indigenous Voices Making a Difference on Polar Shipping

    Arctic Indigenous Voices Making a Difference on Polar Shipping

    By Verner Wilson II 2018 was a breakthrough year for Arctic conservation work at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). I wrote partly about it in my previous blog. Aside from obtaining internationally recognized routing measures and shipping areas to be avoided (ATBA) in the Bering Sea, IMO also moved forward with regulations to ban the […]