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Daily Infographic: Union Pacific spending over $100M on 20 battery-electric locomotives
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Locomation claims huge improvements in emissions and fuel savings
Locomation, pursuing an autonomous two-truck convoy approach while others are working on equipping one truck for self-driving, claims an environmental impact study shows double-digit improvements in fuel consumption and total operating costs for moving freight by truck.
The electronically tethered trucks will start out with human drivers in both trucks, but only the lead truck will have a driver in control. The following truck will operate as a robot, allowing the driver to work on other tasks...
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Daily Infographic: Consumers’ views on sustainability in e-commerce
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Daily Infographic: Same-day versus next-day delivery: Which is more sustainable?
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Coast Guard coordinates cleanup after deadly SEACOR Power capsizing
The Coast Guard announced Monday that it has formed a Unified Command to remove wreckage in the wake of the deadly SEACOR Power capsizing.
The commercial lift boat capsized April 13, 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. It was contracted to Tallus Energy to conduct oil well work.
Related: News alert: Coast Guard searching for crew of capsized commercial vessel
Of the 19 passengers and crew on the SEACOR Power, six were rescued. Five were recovered deceased and eight remain missing. Early...
Daily Infographic: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Transportation Industry
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Daily Infographic: E-commerce’s environmentally friendly edge
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Recent Studies Are Determining The Benefits Of Lower-Sulfur Fuel On Human Health
It was meant to be one of the greatest transformations in the history of oil and shipping. Instead, a sweeping regulatory change this year to clean up the maritime industry’s fuel passed successfully and with little fanfare, rendered a historical footnote by Covid-19, reports Bloomberg.
The environmental concernsVessel owners and oil refiners were expected to face major upheaval because of rules that took effect on Jan. 1 to help improve human health and combat environmental concerns by slashing...
https://mfame.guru/recent-studies-are-determining-the-benefits-of-lower-sulfur-fuel-on-human-health/