Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles may be envisioned as the future workhorse of a decarbonized longhaul freight sector, but their development has proceeded at a measured pace.
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Maersk Expects IMO to Approve Global CO2 Levy in 2025
Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S expects the industry’s global regulator next year to approve a charge on vessels’ greenhouse gas emissions.
October 4, 2024PepsiCo, Maersk, Others Team Up on Electric Truck Pilot
A high-powered coalition is spearheading efforts to electrify the Interstate 10 trucking corridor.
September 17, 2024DSV Orders 300 Electric Trucks in Major Volvo Deal
Logistics firm DSV plans to buy 300 electric heavy trucks from Volvo AB in what would be one of the largest commercial orders to date for the Swedish manufacturer’s battery-powered rigs.
August 23, 2024Maersk Tankers Bet Billions on Ammonia Fuel Carriers
Some of the biggest names in shipping are betting billions on tankers to transport a type of ammonia that’s scarcely being produced today, wagering it will become integral to decarbonization.
July 15, 2024Amazon Chooses Volvo VNR Electric as First Class 8 BET in US
E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. plans to deploy 47 Volvo VNR Electric tractors across its Southern California operations, its first Class 8 battery-electric trucks.
May 14, 2024Houthi Missile Damages MSC Containership in Gulf of Aden
Houthi militants attacked and damaged a Swiss-owned container vessel on March 4 in the Gulf of Aden, as the Iran-backed group continues to roil shipping in the region.
March 5, 2024Maersk Unveils World’s Biggest Methanol-Powered Containership
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S’s newest methanol-powered vessel will soon set sail from South Korea as the shipper seeks to reduce emissions in one of the world’s most-polluting industries.
January 26, 2024Red Sea Chaos Starting to Impair Profits Across Industries
With the Red Sea crisis roiling shipments of everything from cars to energy, it’s a matter of time before soaring costs and supply chain strains show up in companies’ earnings reports.
January 23, 2024Shipping CEOs See No Short-Term End to Red Sea Disruptions
The CEOs of two leading freight carriers said they expect Red Sea threats to disrupt shipping for weeks or months longer.
January 17, 2024