Automation has been touted as the key to ramping up warehouse efficiency in the face of a shortfall of labor. But it comes with its own set of problems.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury claims that a vessel owned by Vishnu Inc. has been involved in “illicit shipments” to China, in support of Iran-backed Houthis.
The news comes after critics of the IMO warned that if it did not accelerate its efforts, more individual countries would begin to adopt legislation setting their own standards.
For Boeing board chair Larry Kellner and other board members, the initiative will provide unfiltered feedback from some of the largest airlines in the world.
The company’s Wingsail technology acts as a complement to a ship’s existing fossil-fuel propulsion systems, designed to cut down on fuel use and emissions.