Science news articles about 'shipping companies'

  • Shipping companies eye NW Passage

    BREMEN, Germany, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Shipping companies want to send ships through the Arctic's Northwest and Northeast Passages now that they're free from ice, a German newspaper said.
  • Artificial intelligence boosts science from Mars

    ... These are similar to those used to solve scheduling and optimisation problems faced by airlines, shipping companies and large construction projects. AI for Mars Express: MEXAR2 The result of this ...
  • New whale detection buoys will help ships take the right way through marine habitat

    ... of installations around the world each year for researchers from WHOI and many other institutions and companies. Kemp and Clark have been working together on the whale-detection system since 2003, ...
  • Cruise-liner sewage adds to Baltic decline

    Most international cruise ship companies operating in the Baltic Sea have refused to co-operate with a plea from WWF to stop dumping their sewage straight into the water...
  • Cruise-liner Sewage Adds To Baltic Decline

    Most international cruise ship companies operating in the Baltic Sea have refused to co-operate with a plea from WWF to stop dumping their sewage straight into the water. The Baltic, an inland sea, is ...
  • Peru joins fray for treasure ship claimed by Spain

    MIAMI (Reuters) - Peru has entered the battle for a multimillion-dollar treasure of gold and silver that Spain alleges a U.S. treasure hunting company looted from a Spanish warship sunk in 1804.
  • Japanese firms plan solar-powered cargo ship

    The world's first cargo ship partly propelled by solar power is set to take to the seas later this year in a joint project between two Japanese companies, an official said Wednesday.
  • Branson space ships to measure greenhouse gas levels

    Richard Branson's space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, is to use its space planes to gather scientific data on climate change from the highest reaches of the atmosphere
  • Prototyping with industrial robots

    A shipping company must exercise patience whenever it needs a new a ship's propeller: Its production is time consuming because a foundry workers must first fashion a model and ...
  • Spam 'mother ship' shut down in U.S.

    A web hosting company reportedly responsible for the distribution of 75 per cent of all junk e-mail has been shut down.
  • How Arctic melting could benefit shippers, oil companies

    With global warming melting the Arctic's eons-old ice at an alarming rate, shipping and oil companies are looking ahead at how to exploit the new open waters.
  • Western states rebuff plan for Italian nuclear waste in Utah

    ... (AP) -- Eight Western states on Thursday rejected a company's plan to ship tons of radioactive waste from Italy for disposal in Utah, saying importing foreign loads would violate the ...
  • A Rocket Engine for the Masses

    ... : a standard, off-the-shelf option that can power any manner of vehicle, from tourist ship to lunar lander. And it has to be affordable to companies not owned by billionaire Richard Branson. read more
  • Better business decisions with real-time data

    ... are available, and can opt to receive an e-mail message when a machine’s cycle is finished. The company that maintains the machines monitors them via the Internet. “Time may well be the single most ...
  • Don't let cyberspite destroy your good name

    ... people you know, the contacts you make - they all equate to a reputation,” says Stutzman. Other companies, meanwhile, are offering to generate an online profile that will appear whatever website you ...

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