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Jan 28, 2022
How floating power ports could help cargo ships cut their air pollution
A new system from Maersk aims to give offshore container ships a way to plug into a buoy—and shut off their engines.
Oct 28, 2014
Shipping Containers Could Relay Quantum Information Across Oceans
Like a ‘Pony Express’ for entangled particles
Jul 18, 2012
Modular System Quickly Converts Container Ships to Drone-Powered Humanitarian Aid Stations
When disaster strikes and a humanitarian crisis unfolds, international aid generally arrives via naval ships–often the very same military vessels...
Sep 27, 2010
Nuclear-Powered Ice-Breaking Merchant Ships Could Ply the Northwest Passage
Nuclear-powered civilian ships could be powerful enough to smash through Arctic ice on their own, potentially using the Northeast Passage...
Mar 24, 2010
Autonomous Oceanic Modules Could Self-Assemble Into Pirate-Fighting Bases, Like Legos
DARPA plans to build floating fortresses out of smart shipping containers, Lego-style