Fast-fashion retailer Shein reports transport emissions up 13.7% in 2024Shein’s 2024 sustainability report shows a 13.7% rise in transport emissions, with 2023 levels revised up by 18%. Its air freight-heavy mod...
13 Jun, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
This low-tech solution cut ship emissions by up to 24%Researchers found a significant drop in emissions per voyage. Other ports are considering similar systems. This offers a low-cost way to re...
04 Jun, 2025, 10.17 AM IST
How Trump might unwittingly cut emissions from online shoppingPresident Trump's move to close the de minimis tariff exemption on small packages from China and Hong Kong aims to level the playing field ...
17 Apr, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
Zara owner Inditex boosts fast fashion flights from India to avoid shipping delaysZara's parent company, Inditex, has significantly ramped up its use of air freight to transport clothing from Indian factories to Spain, ai...
20 Nov, 2024, 10.38 AM IST
Shipping is a dirty business. Cleaning it up is lucrativeHD Hyundai Marine's successful IPO attracted investors' attention by doubling stock value. It aims to provide eco-friendly solutions and ex...
14 May, 2024, 09.44 AM IST
Waves of Change: One of the world’s oldest industries is getting a tech makeoverMajority of the global trade- about 80% is done via shipping and that comes at an enormous environmental cost. Some of the world's largest ...
29 Sep, 2023, 10.23 AM IST
Why the global shipping industry can’t clean up its actContainer shipping and international cargo are responsible for 3% of GHG emissions of the world, —roughly 1 billion metric tons of carbon d...
15 Mar, 2023, 08.58 AM IST
C.H. Robinson solves logistics challenges for industries across the globe16 Dec, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
Ships get older and slower as emissions rules biteSupply chains are already strained due to a surge in demand as economies rebound from lockdowns, pandemic disruptions at ports and a lack o...
12 Jul, 2022, 09.08 AM IST
Maersk speeds up decarbonisation target by a decadeMaersk is also actively lobbying the United Nations' shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization, for a global carbon levy on ...
13 Jan, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
Global shipping in crosshairs as environmental scrutiny deepensShipping, which transports about 90% of world trade and accounts for nearly 3% of the world's CO2 emissions, is under growing pressure from...
23 Dec, 2021, 09.30 AM IST
UN shipping talks fail to speed up faster carbon exitAmong the discussions that will extend into 2022 is a proposal to create a $5 billion research and development fund to find the right techn...
27 Nov, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
Pandemic shopping spree fuels rebound in shipping emissionsThe boom is important in the battle against climate change because the shipping industry at large releases more carbon into the atmosphere ...
30 Sep, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
Indian-origin CEO's green submarine project wins British prizeDhruv Boruah's Oceanways won backing from the GBP 23-million government-funded research and development (R&D) drive with its concept of a f...
15 Sep, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Amazon says its carbon footprint grew 19% last yearThe online shopping behemoth said activities tied to its businesses emitted 60.64 million metric tons of carbon dioxide last year - the equ...
01 Jul, 2021, 01.25 PM IST
AOT's digital solution making waves in global maritime sectorThe solution SMARTShip is an Internet of Things (IOT) platform that enables on board operation of multiple systems.
26 Sep, 2019, 05.34 PM IST
Microsoft joins tech race to clean up shipping with big dataMaritime ships, which transport around 90 percent of the world’s goods across the seas, generate about 3 percent of global carbon emissions.
05 Apr, 2019, 09.49 AM IST