Ingenious Trick Cuts Cargo Ship Carbon Emissions by 17 Percent

Ingenious Trick Cuts Cargo Ship Carbon Emissions by 17 Percent

Cruise Control The behemoth cargo ships that serve as the lifeblood of our global economy have an enormous environmental toll; the maritime shipping industry released more than a billion tons of CO2 in 2018. But researchers at a project called the "Blue Visby Solution" have shown an ingeniously straightforward method that can cut down cargo ships' carbon emissions by an average of 17 percent — without even having to modify the vessels in the sli…