Smelly but smart: ships to use ammonia as "zero-carbon" fuel
While the world rushes against time to curb carbon emissions from cars, trains and airplanes, another area of transport...
The Refill Shoppe enforces zero-waste packaging, provides bulk refill solutions for myriad household and beauty products
With the nearly constant conversation about zero waste and minimization in general, single use packaging is a hot...
Twenty aims to dramatically reduce the waste of household products
Dubai Design Week — an annual event celebrating and promoting design and creativity — took place earlier this...
Arctic shipping routes could threaten "unicorns of the sea"
Narwhals, or the "unicorns of the sea," could be at risk from additional Arctic shipping routes as polar ice continues...
173 countries agree to slash shipping industry emissions in historic deal
Shipping was the sole industry excluded from the 2015 Paris Agreement, even though the sector's annual carbon emissions...
World's first autonomous shipping company launched in Norway
Two Norwegian shipping giants, Wilhelmsen and Kongsberg, have joined together to create what they've described...
New "Polar Code" Signed to Protect Polar Regions as Shipping Increases
The International Maritime Organization has just signed off on an International Code for Ships Operating in Polar...
Ingenious Cardboard Packaging Folds to Fit Parcels of Any Shape
Excessive packaging is one of our top pet peeves here at Inhabitat, so we were really inspired by this flat cardboard...
Shipping Container Apartments Cause a Stir in Brookland, DC
Shipping container homes aren't exactly unique—they've been used as dwellingsall over the world for decades—but...
Parsons & Charlesworth's Flat-Pack Lander Table Assembles in a Snap
No wrench, confusing screws, or undecipherable instructions - this Lander side table from design duo Parsons &...
