New ocean mapping technology helps ships cut fuel use and CO₂ emissions
A UNSW academic's innovative research uses ocean currents to optimize shipping routes and reduce the environmental impact of sea transport.
Each day more than 50,000 cargo ships ply the world's oceans, carrying about 90% of all the goods that are traded worldwide.
Global shipping is an enormous industry—and it's responsible for 3% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions: if the shipping industry were a country, it would rank as the sixth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
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