The world’s first hydrogen-powered ship has arrived in London as part of a six-year, zero emissions voyage around the world.
The 30-metre long Energy Observer catamaran has already travelled 18,000 miles since leaving Saint Malo on the west coast of France and will remain stationed by Tower Bridge for 10 days as it finishes its European tour.
Posted on - 2019-10-08German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd will not use the Arctic shipping passages which are now open as the sea ice in the Arctic is melting.
“Hapag-Lloyd does not use the Northwest Passage or the Northeast Passage as shipping routes right now, nor are there any plans to do so in the future,” Jörg Erdmann, Senior Director Sustainability at Hapag-Lloyd, pointed out.
With its stance on the possible route through the Arctic, the German carrier joins French container shipping company CMA CGM. In August, CMA CGM said that none of its 500 vessels would use the Northern Sea Route along Siberia as it would represent “a significant danger to the unique natural ecosystems”.
Posted on - 2019-10-07A former president of Kiribati says the investigation into last year's ferry disaster has found the boat was unseaworthy and the rescue effort slow.
More than 80 people died when the MV Butiraoi sank soon after it left the island of Nonouti bound for the the capital Tarawa in January last year.
The President's Office has released hard copies of the Commission of Inquiry report into the tragedy but they can only be viewed in two locations and people can't make copies or take notes.
Posted on - 2019-10-07