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USE SEA FREIGHT
INSTEAD OF AIR
SEA FREIGHT HAS SEEN SOMETHING OF A RENAISSANCE IN RECENT YEARS AS
CONSUMER CONCERN ABOUT THE AIR MILES COVERED BY, FOR EXAMPLE, FOOD
HAS GROWN.
MARITIME TRANSPORT HAS ALSO SEEN INNOVATIONS, WITH GROWING NUMBERS OF
SHIPS FITTED WITH TECHNOLOGIES LIKE WASTE-HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS, WHICH
IMPROVE ENGINE EFFICIENCY BY 10 PERCENT, AND INBOARD, DOUBLE-WALLED FUEL
TANKS, TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SPILLS IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.
MODERN CARGO VESSELS CAN TYPICALLY TRAVEL 60-70 KILOMETRES USING 1 KWH OF
ENERGY PER TONNE OF CARGO, WHILE A JET AIRLINER TRAVELS JUST HALF A KILOMETRE
USING THE SAME AMOUNT OF ENERGY.
THERE ARE OTHER ADVANTAGES, TOO, LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO CONSIDERATIONS
OF TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY CONTROL – A CARGO SHIP HAS MANY DIFFERENT
CHAMBERS, EACH WITH DIFFERENT SETTINGS, ENSURING EXACTLY THE RIGHT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR WHATEVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE SHIPPING.
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