News tagged with shipping routes

Expansion of the Panama Canal has knock-on effect for the environment

Expansion of one of the world's most important shipping routes brings with it a unique opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint of the marine industry, experts claim.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Da Vinci sketch recreated on melting Arctic ice

An artist has recreated Leonardo da Vinci's most famous sketch "Vitruvian Man" in the Arctic ice to draw attention to the ice melt, Greenpeace said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Arctic shipping routes open

Satellite measurements show we are heading for another year of below-average ice cover in the Arctic. As sea ice melts during the summer months, two major shipping routes have opened in the Arctic Ocean.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Want to save fuel? Fly a kite, German inventor says

The blue-hulled vessel would slip by unnoticed on most seas if not for the white kite, high above her prow, towing her to what its creators hope will be a bright, wind-efficient future.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Larger Seasonal Speed Zones Could Save Whales

(PhysOrg.com) -- Larger areas of speed limits for ships around major ports could significantly help North Atlantic right whales' survival, according to a new study led by Duke University scientists.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ESA map reveals European shipping routes like never before

A synoptic view of European shipping routes can be seen for the first time thanks to a new map created using seven years of radar data from ESA's Envisat satellite.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 1