Finish marine technology firm Warsila has joined a consortium to for Zero Emission Services (ZES), an enterprise aimed at making inland waterway shipping more sustianble. The other founders of ZES...
A group of performers were halfway across the Pacific Ocean in a 75ft sailing boat when the coronavirus pandemic erupted. Suddenly countries began closing their sea borders - leaving the...
Debating shipping’s decarbonisation pathways on this week’s podcast: Peter Boyd from Yale University, Matthieu de Tugny from Bureau Veritas, Tristan Smith from University College London’s Energy Institute and Adrian Tolson...
With all the drama of the Covid-19 lockdown, master waka voyager Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr forgot he was about to receive one of New Zealand's highest honours. "Since the lowdown, we've just...
Christiana Figueres, head of the UN climate change response that led to the Paris Agreement in 2015, said the $10-20 trillion being spent on economic recovery packages around the world...
If there were ever a tide in human affairs that should be taken, this is it. A pitiless pandemic has befallen us, bringing sadness and sacrifice around the world. But...
The world's largest all-electric plane has successfully completed a test flight, the first step in a long process its developers say will led to an era of low-cost, pollution-free air...
Wind propulsion systems provider Norsepower installed its Rotor Sail Solution to a Scandlines hybrid ferry in a matter of hours during a scheduled overnight stop. The rotor sail is estimated...
With the current focus on alternative marine power sources, it’s easy to overlook the overwhelmingly dominant position of the internal combustion engine, or ICE, in marine propulsion. The marine two-stroke...
In the midst of economic shocks and border closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Pacific region has yet again been ravaged by a Category 5 cyclone that left a...
Daily global emissions of CO2 fell by 17% at the peak of the shutdown because of measures taken by governments in response to COVID-19, say scientists. The most comprehensive account...
An inter-ministry team is currently developing various protocols that may help Fiji join the travel bubble with Australia and New Zealand. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says it is work...
