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James Shaw defends transport spend-up: $5.3b on roads
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KiwiRail details $1b infrastructure spend
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Smooth Sailing for Ships After Historic Fuel Switch
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Massive R&D needed to decarbonize deep-sea shipping beyond 2050
The goal of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to turn the oceangoing vessel industry emissions and carbon free beyond 2050…
Shipping companies propose crash program to reduce CO2
in International Shipping News 30/12/2019 A group of eight trade organizations that collectively represent 90% of the world’s merchant fleet have proposed…