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European ports turned into car parks as EV makers hunt buyers
Business
15.05.2024
European ports turned into car parks as EV makers hunt buyers
A growing number of imported electric cars, many of them from China, are stuck at the ports of Europe as…
What is scrubber water? Ships pollute Baltic Sea to the tune of €680 million in 8 years, study finds
Green
09.05.2024
What is scrubber water? Ships pollute Baltic Sea to the tune of €680 million in 8 years, study finds
Ship pollution doesn’t tend to hold much attention unless something has gone seriously wrong. When the Marco Polo ferry ran…
El Niño not climate change key to drought that caused Panama Canal disruption, study says
Green
01.05.2024
El Niño not climate change key to drought that caused Panama Canal disruption, study says
The climate phenomenon known as El Niño — and not climate change — was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted…
Shipping firms plead for UN help amid escalating Middle East conflict
World
19.04.2024
Shipping firms plead for UN help amid escalating Middle East conflict
The seizure by Iranian forces of a Portuguese-flagged container ship as it left the Persian Gulf has prompted global shipping…
Shipping firms plead for UN help amid escalating Middle East conflict
My Europe
19.04.2024
Shipping firms plead for UN help amid escalating Middle East conflict
The seizure by Iranian forces of a Portuguese-flagged container ship as it left the Persian Gulf has prompted global shipping…
Channel opened for vessels clearing collapsed Baltimore bridge site
World
02.04.2024
Channel opened for vessels clearing collapsed Baltimore bridge site
The US Coast Guard has opened a temporary channel to give access to vessels involved in clearing debris from the…
How could Baltimore’s bridge collapse impact global supply chains?
Business
27.03.2024
How could Baltimore’s bridge collapse impact global supply chains?
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, US, due to a container ship collision, has led to…
Member states favour exempting international shipping from EU microplastic rules
Green
26.03.2024
Member states favour exempting international shipping from EU microplastic rules
Environment ministers have broadly contested the inclusion of maritime transport in EU rules to counter microplastic pollution, arguing during an…
‘Problem child’: Transport on track to produce nearly half of Europe’s emissions by 2030
Sport
22.03.2024
‘Problem child’: Transport on track to produce nearly half of Europe’s emissions by 2030
Transport alone is set to make up almost half of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, a new analysis from…
‘Problem child’: Transport on track to produce nearly half of Europe’s emissions by 2030
World
22.03.2024
‘Problem child’: Transport on track to produce nearly half of Europe’s emissions by 2030
Transport alone is set to make up almost half of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, a new analysis from…