Cutting the speed of ships has huge benefits for humans, nature and the climate, according to a new report.
A 20% reduction would cut greenhouse gases but also curb pollutants that damage human health such as black carbon and nitrogen oxides.
This speed limit would cut underwater noise by 66% and reduce the chances of whale collisions by 78%.
Posted on - 2019-11-12During the past decade the global market of containerised liner shipping services has been subject to fundamental transformations. This is due to the ever-increasing use of business intelligence and analytics (BI&A) systems, which store and process Big Data. The technology has resulted in core container service and logistics no longer being incompatible businesses. This development has induced lines to revisit their strategic and commercial policies.
Posted on - 2019-11-12On the eve of the latest round of UN ship climate negotiations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, a new report published by Seas at Risk and Transport & Environment maintains slower ship speeds would massively reduce the damage shipping is causing to human health, nature and the climate.
The report describes how a 20% reduction in ship speed would reduce underwater noise pollution by 66%, and the chance of a fatal collision between a ship and a whale by 78%. Both noise and whale strikes are having a serious impact on the health of the marine environment.
Posted on - 2019-11-12