Can the Cape of Good Hope Replace the Panama Canal?
Shippers explore the Cape of Good Hope as a potential alternative to the Panama Canal due to changing trade conditions.
Isbel Lázaro
Industrial engineer, entrepreneur and copywriter with several years of experience in the digital world. A fan of reading and creative writing. Isbel has always been fascinated by topics related to the ocean and the mysteries of the universe. She has been part of the Inspenet team as a news editor since 2023.
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Meet Aurelia: The Submarine That Dives to 2,300 Meters for Ocean Exploration
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Nuclear-powered container ship designed
Inspenet, December 10, 2023. CSSC has unveiled plans for the first container ship powered by a molten salt nuclear reactor. According to The Maritime Executive, the design of this vessel has obtained a Certificate of Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV.
Japanese multiply Internet traffic per second
Inspenet, December 10, 2023. Japanese engineers have achieved a milestone by achieving an impressive speed of 22.9 petabits per second over a single optical fiber, more than doubling their previous record of 10.66 petabits per second, according to a press release.
Oil field with huge reserves discovered in China
Inspenet, December 9, 2023. PetroChina subsidiary Changqing Oilfield has announced the discovery of an oil field in the country's north-central Gansu province with reserves that could exceed 100 million tons, according to state reports.
OPEC+ will make voluntary oil cuts
Inspenet, December 9, 2023. Six OPEC+ member countries have agreed to make voluntary cuts in oil production, totaling 700,000 barrels per day during the first quarter of next year. At the same time, Saudi Arabia has announced the extension of its current reduction of 1 million barrels per day over the same period.
Discover the World’s Largest Combine Harvester!
The machine has an innovative automated cleaning system that reduces grain losses to virtually zero.
They launch a new collaborative robot for the industrial sector
Inspenet, December 9, 2023. Universal Robots has revealed the expansion of its product catalog by launching a new collaborative robot with a load capacity of 30 kg, called UR30.
Is there life on Neptune? A former NASA employee said yes
According to the former employee, there are multicellular, dolphin-like aquatic organisms on Neptune that form a biological civilization.
IBM presented the most powerful of quantum computers
Inspenet, December 7, 2023. IBM has introduced the most powerful of quantum computers, the first with more than 1,000 qubits. The company aims for this new machine and quantum computing chip to become fundamental components of considerably larger systems within ten years.
China Launches Smart Dragon 3 Rocket with New Satellite
China launches the Smart Dragon 3 rocket, advancing satellite deployment capabilities for commercial and scientific applications