Subscribe to RSS feedBoxships to go nuclear powered – prediction
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Janet Porter, London
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May 17, 2010 10:20 AM
NUCLEAR-powered deepsea containerships that would only need re-fuelling every five years or so could eventually replace today’s conventional oil-dependent vessels.
“The day will come,” Germanischer Lloyd’s executive board member Hermann Klein forecast last week.
“I am convinced we will see nuclear-driven container vessels.”
Such ships would require radical changes along the entire supply chain, since offshore hubs would probably be...
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