In the last week four reports have made the headlines with human induced climate change playing a principal role in each. The headlines: Great Lakes Region Stressed; Drought Continues in American Heartland; Mississippi-Missouri River System At Record Low Water Levels; December Heat Me

During the American Civil War in the mid-19th century, often classified as the first modern war, we witnessed the northern armies use of railroads and warships to provide logistical support. This was a first. Prior to the Civil War railroads were never used in this way and much of the

At this year’s American Chemical Society’s National Meeting & Exposition, scientists announced a new breakthrough in low sulfur diesel fuel called Bunker Green (TM). With the shipping industry increasingly under pressure to reduce emissions this new fuel may help compa

When we think about technological innovation in transportation we think about electric cars. We don’t think about other forms of transportation, particularly those that are at sea. But some of the most interesting technology changes are happening in the new ships being launched

The Wind Challenger Project will be bringing sailing ships to a port near you in the very near future. The earliest date for the first deployment may be 2016. What’s this technology all about? A return to sails on ships, but not the canvas ones of old. The use of up-to-the-minut

I couldn’t miss the opportunity to memorialize RMS Titanic in this blog on the 100th-year anniversary of it sinking. Could it happen again? Could a ship hit an ice berg and sink? In light of the Costa Concordia sinking in the Mediterranean, maritime safety is once more a front p

In our last blog we looked at how the packaging of goods will change as containers evolve as well as the evolution of ports and port technology. Like the ports they call on ships will undergo dramatic changes throughout the 21st century largely driven by rising energy costs and concer

The 20th century was the age of the internal combustion engine just as the 19th was the age of steam. Humanity went from horse and buggy, sail and balloons to the development of railway networks, automobiles, engine-driven ships, airplanes and rockets. The world became a lot smaller p