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First time taking a cruise? What you need to know

Toronto Sun 14 Dec 2018

For a first-timer, all the decisions that come with taking a cruise – ship, cabin, clothes, tipping and so on – can be overwhelming, especially when you’re clueless about how a cruise works ... “Each cruise line and ship has its own personality, and a cruise specialist can find you the best match.”....

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How I learned to read Russian on my first river cruise

The Star 11 Dec 2018

This is all thanks to the informal classes on board the MS Victoria, the ship I was on for my recent work trip with Sedunia Travel cruising through the Volga river ... However, the distance between some of the ports took more than a day’s journey so we had a lot of time to kill on the ship ... Mealtimes on the ship were adventurous....

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'We could smell the boat approaching': the grim truth on animal exports

The Guardian 11 Dec 2018

Hundreds of thousands of live animals are transported each year on ships from Australia and Europe to the Middle East ... In July, I went to Israel to photograph the Australian ships coming into port in Haifa ... I was able to photograph the ship and the animals from a distance. The ship completely dwarfed us....

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Somalia piracy: How foreign powers are tackling it

BBC News 11 Dec 2018

I wanted to see how this change had come about and spent seven days on the ESPS Castilla, a Spanish naval ship that is part of EUNavfor. On the second day onboard, breakfast was cut short and we were guided to the ship's bridge. A boat had been spotted in the distance ... We followed on a second boat, keeping our distance.Rich fish stocks....

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Sails make a comeback as shipping tries to go green

Messenger-Inquirer 11 Dec 2018

Batteries are effective for coastal shipping, though not for long-distance sea voyages, so the industry will need to consider other “energy carriers” generated from renewable power, such as hydrogen or ammonia, said Jan Kjetil Paulsen, an advisor at the Bellona Foundation, an environmental non-government organization....

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Mouser signs Terabee

Eweekly 10 Dec 2018

Through the agreement, Mouser is now shipping a variety of Terabee’s TeraRanger sensors. The TeraRanger Evo distance sensors measure a single axis and return distance values in millimeters at high speed ... TeraRanger One is a distance measurement sensor based on IR ToF technology....

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Looking Back with Aurore Eaton: The loss of the USCGC Tampa and a NH crewman honored

Union Leader 10 Dec 2018

At the end of October, the ship arrived in Gibraltar, a British territory on the south coast of Spain on the Mediterranean Sea, where it joined the Atlantic Fleet Patrol Forces ... The Tampa would participate in a total of 18 convoys that included 350 ships ... sailors on board the convoy’s ships heard an explosion in the distance....

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How to eat vegetables this winter without increasing your carbon footprint

Popular Science 10 Dec 2018

But stocking a supermarket with produce often involves shipping it long distances, which leaves a big carbon footprint—hardy eco-friendly ... Because international shipping still enjoys some sweetheart tax breaks, any food can be grown anywhere and shipped anywhere, where it often costs less than locally-grown produce....

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World's fastest eco-friendly ro-ro passenger ship named 'Visborg'

China.dot.org 09 Dec 2018

The ship travels at a service speed of up to 28.5 knots and has an endurance distance of 6,500 nautical miles ... The vessel has 10 floors of decks and resembles a luxury cruise ship in appearance....

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Answer's a breeze in shippers' clean-energy quest

Arkansas Online 09 Dec 2018

Batteries are effective for coastal shipping, though not for long-distance sea voyages, so the industry will need to consider other "energy carriers" generated from renewable power, such as hydrogen or ammonia, said Jan Kjetil Paulsen, an adviser at the Bellona Foundation, an environmental non-government organization....

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Are real or fake Christmas trees better for the planet?

The Observer 09 Dec 2018

If the surge in sales of artificial trees at John Lewis and other stores signals an attempt by consumers to go green, then they should perhaps think again ... But environmentalists and energy analysts would disagree ... Christmas trees ... Read more ... They are also often shipped long distances before arriving in the shop and then your home ... a step-by-step guide ... ....

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DP World closes €660m acquisition of port-related logistics company Unifeeder

The National 07 Dec 2018

... fourth-largest port operator expands into shipping ... DP World reports drop in shipping container volumes due to 'market caution' ... A shortsea network relates to the transport of goods over relatively short distances, as opposed to the intercontinental cross-ocean deep sea shipping....

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