Researchers Propose $2T Plan to Transform the Shipping Industry

[krasin]

The article talks about "green ammonia". In the meantime, China is building nuclear icebreakers and planning nuclear container ships. Some recent news about the latter (Dec 2023): https://gcaptain.com/nuclear-powered-24000-teu-containership...

[kdamica]

$2 Trillion to reduce emissions by at most 3% feels like a bad exchange to me. Would be curious to see the cost of proposals in other sectors.

[patrickwalton]

Not to mention there are a lot of competing concepts for shipping decarbonization. I wonder how the costs compare.

[vicktorium]

ok so here is an idea that i have

why don't we build a 'line' in the pacific + indian ocean and carry containers by a small floater between countries in a 'corridor', yes they would be 'explored' to salty water but i think this is not as bad ...

we could then do 'gaps' between the containers as to let other ships cross the oceans

we could increase our capacity by 10x? and adding more is just adding another 'lane'

we would only have to worry about pirates but i think we can handle that

i'm open to VC $$$