article thumbnail

Rio Tinto secures direct container service from Pilbara to Singapore

Green Car Congress

Mining major Rio Tinto has secured a new commercial freight shipping service connecting Western Australia’s Pilbara region to the major international shipping hub of Singapore. The regular freight service commenced with the arrival of the MCP Graz at the Port of Dampier from Singapore.

Singapore 378
article thumbnail

ICAO establishes 2050 net-zero CO2 emission goal for international aviation

Green Car Congress

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has established a 2050 net-zero carbon dioxide emission goal for international aviation. The agreement is exciting, in part because ICAO has stopped pretending to be a global climate cop. Countries will develop national measures to cut emissions consistent with ICAO’s goal.

article thumbnail

BHP and Goodfuels Marine to collaborate on biofuels pilot project in Singapore

Green Car Congress

With support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), BHP and GoodFuels Marine have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on a biofuels pilot project in Singapore, which is expected to be carried out early next year. GoodFuels is part of the GoodNRG group.

Singapore 170
article thumbnail

Nissan and FedEx Express expand collaborative testing of the e-NV200 battery-electric compact van to Singapore

Green Car Congress

Nissan and FedEx Express have begun testing of the 100% electric e-NV200 commercial vehicle in Singapore. This is a part of the comprehensive field testing program announced jointly by Nissan and FedEx Express at the Hannover Motor Show (Germany) last fall. Earlier post.) The e-NV200 is scheduled to launch in 2014.

Singapore 231
article thumbnail

Singapore LTA selects nuTonomy for trials of autonomous mobility-on-demand transportation service; new AV testing center

Green Car Congress

In addition to Delphi ( earlier post ), Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has also selected nuTonomy to begin trials of an autonomous mobility-on-demand transportation service. Singapore-based nuTonomy is the first, and to date, only private enterprise approved by the Singapore government for the testing of AVs on public roads.

Singapore 150
article thumbnail

Denmark, Norway, and US to lead Zero-Emission Shipping Mission

Green Car Congress

The governments of Denmark, Norway, and the United States, along with the Global Maritime Forum and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, will lead a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission as part of Mission Innovation.

Denmark 342
article thumbnail

It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars

Baua Electric

Last February, the European Union approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine cars in its member states from 2035 — joining several US states , Canada , Japan , Singapore, India, New Zealand, and a number of other nations with similar bans already on the books (see chart, below ). Ethiopia, however, isn’t waiting for 2035.