cofounder of CargoKite, which designs micro cargo ships that can be powered this way. “You basically have an increasing wind speed the higher you go, and so more consistent, more reliable, more steady winds.”
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Wall-sized computer screens show a giant jigsaw puzzle moving in real time – ships, helicopters, cable lays, turbines, and towers — and the nearly 500 people living and working far out at sea to assemble the pieces. (Story continues below) News: | First power from Dogger Bank Offshor...
General Cargo Vessels: Serve a wide range of functions and vary in size, but are not built to accommodate the massive containers that larger ships can. New Panamax: Created following the expansion of the Panama Canal, these ships have a maximum weight limit of 120,000 deadweighttonnage(DWT) ...
From adesign point of view, containershipsare faster than other cargo ships like bulk carriers and hence have a typical hull form that caters to both the requirements of speed and sustainability of cargo. By sustainability, the most crucial ambit that comes into the picture is strength ...
There has even been some discussion of trying to pull on both ends of the ship with cables fixed to heavy machines on the land, but with any of these options, there's an inherent risk of damaging or even capsizing the ship. Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) thanked the...
Every day, tens of thousands of cargo ships, filled to the brim with goods, release heavy pollution into the air as they make their way across the ocean. In this eye-opening talk, reporter Maria Gallucci introduces a planet-friendly a...
But why choose this remote spot to serve as the final destination for so many of the world's obsolete ships? For one, Alang's beachfront location is ideal for shipbreaking. Tides are heavy there, and the natural slope of the beach makes it easy for a ship to be run on shore. Most...
A delay will also cause disruption in several steps of the supply chain – from port operations to further transportation of intermodal cargo – affecting the customers in the end. If hit by heavy winds, ports may be unable to operate their cranes, and even have to close down, and extra...
The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted trade that normally flows through the corridor.