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Narwhals, or the "unicorns of the sea," could be at risk from additional Arctic shipping routes as polar ice continues to recede. A peer-reviewed study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests...

Shipping was the sole industry excluded from the 2015 Paris Agreement, even though the sector's annual carbon emissions are higher than those of Germany — and countries now plan to address that...

Logistics may not be the most exciting application of autonomous vehicles, but it's definitely one of the most important. And the marine shipping industry — one of the oldest industries in the world, you can imagine —...

Two Norwegian shipping giants, Wilhelmsen and Kongsberg, have joined together to create what they've described as the world's first autonomous shipping company. "As a world-leading maritime nation, Norway has taken a position...

The International Maritime Organization has just signed off on an International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, more simply known as the Polar Code...

Global warming has cleared away the ice that plagued potential Arctic shipping routes, opening them up for speedier and more reliable trade. But without ice to act as a breakwater, huge swells are developing, making the shipping...

Shipping container homes aren't exactly unique—they've been used as dwellings all over the world for decades—but they're gaining popularity across the USA and causing quite a stir in this established DC neighborhood...

No wrench, confusing screws, or undecipherable instructions - this Lander side table from design duo Parsons & Charlesworth is as easy to assemble as it is stylish...

In a move that blatantly disregards the impacts of climate change, shipping companies are taking advantage of melting Arctic ice to cut transportation times for petroleum products...

The Brookly Bush Terminal seems to be getting a facelift. This historic shipping and warehouse area is being drawn into this new era of eco-responsibility and sustainability with a new 1200-square-foot "comfort station", complete...

Mississippi River photo from Shutterstock 2012 saw the United States hit by some of the most devastating droughts in recent memory. However it’s not just America’s farmers and agricultural developers that have...

Overhead electric lines that power buses and streetcars are a common sight in California cities and towns, and they could soon be expanding to highways...

Now your eco-conscience can rest a little easier when you need to ship documents around the world – FedEx announced today that it will make its FedEx Express envelope carbon-neutral with the launch of a new carbon offset...

That’s right. Just 15 of the worlds largest ships pump out as much pollution as every car on earth (760 million cars). The reason is that these ships burn enormous amounts of very very dirty fuel. But damage doesn’t...

Excessive packaging is one of our top pet peeves here at Inhabitat, so we were really inspired by this flat cardboard sheet that is capable of conforming to the shape of any object, saving a bundle on wasteful filler...