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Private Rail Operators To Be Given Access To Network As Soon As October
16 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The finalisation of the Network Statement by Transnet later this month will also open the door to a more competitive rail system, with an independent infrastructure manager charged with refereeing access to the country’s rail network.
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New Cylinder Sails Promise To Cut 90% Of Fuel Costs For Cargo Ships [Video]
31 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Sails are undergoing a renaissance.
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The Last BelugaXL Wide-Body Airliner Has Entered Service [Video]
13 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Few aeroplanes can beat the sight of the Airbus Beluga fleet.
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South African Ports Are Showing Improved Shipping Volumes
20 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Transnet announced on Friday that its container volumes had risen 10%, while bulk volumes and break-bulk volumes had increased by 5% and 17%, respectively.
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Cool Video Clip Shows The Engineering Genius Of The Panama Canal
23 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Panama Canal is perhaps one of the biggest engineering projects ever constructed and one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
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South Africa Is Getting A ‘Super Transport Regulator’ That Will Set Road, Airport, Port And Rail Pricing
15 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
South Africa’s transport industry is going to undergo a ‘radical’ transformation with the introduction of a Transport Economic Regulator (TER).
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China Unveils Plans For The Biggest Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ship Ever
10 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Once constructed, it would be among the world’s largest ocean-going container ships, with a load capacity of up to 24,000 conventional containers
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The Concrete Ships Of WWI Were Just Built Different
16 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
One of the last construction materials we might associate with cargo ships is concrete.
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The World’s Biggest Container Ship Is A 400-Metre Monster [Video]
31 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The MSC Irina is the biggest cargo ship in the world when it comes to space, and at full capacity, the sweetly named ship can carry more than 24,300 standard 20-foot shipping containers stacked up to 26 deep.
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This Bulgarian Startup Wants To Replace Courier Vans With Drones [Video]
04 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The flight, spanning 25 kilometres and lasting a little more than 10 minutes, is the first step in their hopes of commercial flights in Europe.
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‘Banksy Of Shipping’- The Anonymous Artist Who Celebrates The World Of Finance, Markets, And Now, Shipping
12 Sep 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Hardo’s latest work on canvas is called Baltic Degens and celebrates all the ‘self-confessed degenerates’ at work in dry freight markets today.
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Meet Pibot, The Humanoid Robot That Can Fly An Aeroplane Just Like A Human Pilot [Video]
16 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
A team of engineers and researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) is currently developing a humanoid robot that can fly aeroplanes without the need to modify the cockpit.
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Are Autonomous Cargo Ships The Future Of Maritime Shipping?
03 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Trade across the oceans is one of the oldest forms of commerce, so it’s only natural that it would be in need of an AI overhaul. With this in mind, Rolls Royce recently released its view of what autonomous shipping would look like, calling it “the next step.”
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Beyond The Ship Graveyard – How Old Ships Are Turned Into Floating Shelters, Hotels And Artificial Reefs
31 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Every year, retired cruise ships and bulk carriers are sold to ship-breaking yards in Turkey and India where thousands of workers painstakingly cut up the massive vessels and sell their parts for scrap.
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Why Not Travel Via Cargo Ship On Your Next Holiday? [Video]
21 Apr 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
With a little sense of adventure, however, there is a lesser-known way to visit your family in Spain, and it’s a whole lot cheaper too.
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Today’s Fact: Lightning Strikes At Sea Follow A Pattern
06 Dec 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Several years of work by researchers at the University of Washington and NASA has revealed that lightning doesn’t always strike indiscriminately.
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Oh No – There’s Talk Of A State-Owned Shipping Company
08 Nov 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom, Transnet, the SA Post Office, PRASA, SAA, Denel – names that haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory. Will we be adding another soon?
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Container Homes Are Taking Things To The Next Level [Video]
15 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The so-called ‘tiny living’ trend continues to grow in popularity. Container homes don’t have to give up all the creature comforts, though.
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Watching These Shipping Disasters Unfold Makes For Painful Viewing [Video]
11 Aug 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The world of shipping is complicated enough without container ships destroying cranes and rear-ending other boats.
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Watch This Guy Turn A Shipping Container Into A Two-Bedroom House [Video]
07 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I always take a closer look when I see shipping containers being repurposed into something liveable, which Zackary South has more than ticked off.
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Success: The World’s First Autonomous Container Ship Voyage
18 May 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The world’s first commercial autonomous voyage has been completed with success along the coast of Japan.
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Higher Shipping Costs Are Going To Hurt Your Wallet, Too
04 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Around 80% of the world’s traded goods are transported in shipping containers across the sea.
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The Riches To Rags And Back To Riches Story Of Aristotle Onassis
16 Mar 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis had a fascinating life, and dated some of the most famous women in the world before his death in 1975.
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Somebody’s Getting Fired For These Shipping Disasters [Video]
17 Jan 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the world of shipping, there’s usually no such thing as an inexpensive mistake. If you mess up you tend to mess up on a monumental scale and there’s no hiding.
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Wow – Nice Pad! First Time We’ve Ever Seen Inside A Cargo Ship [Video]
08 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Bryan Boyle, a second mate merchant marine, takes us on a tour of all the intricate mechanics that keep the ship moving, as well as the crew and officer’s living quarters.
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Sweet Redemption For The Ship That Blocked The Suez Canal
23 Aug 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Five months after the Ever Given container ship blocking the Suez Canal became the most popular meme on the internet, it returned for a shot at sweet, sweet redemption.
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Inside The Shipping Container Housing The “Farm Of The Future”
14 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The challenges posed by climate change could make traditional farming methods difficult in the future, and that’s where The Cube comes in.
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Wooden Cargo Ship Has Some Serious Noah’s Ark Vibes
03 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The eco-friendly Ceiba is a little like Noah’s Ark, but for shipping containers, and it’s hoped that the vessel will cross oceans without the use of any fossil fuels.
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Nuclear Propulsion Could Be The Future Of Shipping
10 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The world’s shipping industry is looking at ways to decrease its carbon footprint, and nuclear-powered ships could be a promising option.
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Weird Boeing Plane Designed To Suck Up Shipping Containers [Video]
01 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
For reasons that may forever remain a mystery, Boeing has patented an odd plane that effectively sucks up shipping containers.
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