Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now, the US is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use.
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A growing source of global emissions is the ships that carry most of the goods we consume. A 21st-century generation of cargo ships propelled by the wind can reverse this unsustainable trend.
Remote islands in the Indian Ocean are now strewn with plastic waste – the origin of this waste has until now not been established.
Companies around the world are rapidly reshoring factories, investing in new technologies and building their inventories – shifts that all mean higher costs for consumers.
Record low water levels on the Mississippi and other major rivers, as seen in 2022, could become more common, threatening transportation of many key goods and raising prices.
Just like how tax evasion brought down Al Capone, denying Russian ships protection and indemnity insurance could deliver a crushing economic blow to Vladimir Putin.
A lack of clarity over certain issues risks preventing the shipping industry’s energy transition from taking off.
Standard marine protected areas with fixed boundaries can’t effectively shelter these ocean nomads.
As California goes on regulating air pollution, other states often follow – including the Golden State’s ambitious goals for cleaning up emissions from trucking.
The rise of e-commerce means billions of packages are delivered in the US each year. That creates traffic and pollution, but urban freight researchers are finding better way to get goods to customers.
Ballast water release from ocean vessels has been a major source of invasive species in the Great Lakes for over 60 years.
The St. Lawrence is one of the most difficult rivers in the world to navigate. It has been the site of collisions, groundings and shipwrecks. Several thousand wrecks lie beneath its surface.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not hesitated to use energy as a weapon. An expert on global energy markets analyzes what could come next.
The maritime and port industries are integrating climate change into their business models and introducing different adaptive measures.
Approximately 8,000 merchant vessels travel the St. Lawrence each year. Its ports have become the catalysts that link trade, development and industrial innovation.
Ocean equity will be the key for achieving blue economies in Canada and the world
Zebra and quagga mussels entered the Great Lakes in large ships’ ballast water. Now, local boaters and anglers are spreading them into the southern and western US.
Cleaning up the Great Lakes was a big job when the US and Canada undertook it in 1972. Today it’s far more challenging.
Plankton-eating sharks are struggling to navigate crowded ocean highways, a new study suggests.
Grain and fertilizer shortages, higher shipping costs and a strong dollar are all pushing food prices up and increasing hunger in dozens of vulnerable countries.
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Senior Lecturer in Culture & Climate, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in energy and transport, UCL
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Professor and Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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PhD (Maritime Security), University of Greenwich
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Maritime Logistics Expert, Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics (CSCL), Deakin University
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Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University
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Professor of International Relations, University of Copenhagen
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center, University of Washington
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Industrial Researcher, University of Plymouth
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Professor of Practice & Director, Fletcher Maritime Studies Program, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Research Associate, Shipping and Climate Change, University of Manchester
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Professeur émérite de géographie, Université de Montréal
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
