Maersk joins study to explore potential of nuclear powered container-shipping

Stuart Stone
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Danish shipping group signs up to Lloyds Register and Core Power next-generation nuclear container ship study

Shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller Maersk has agreed to take part in a study that aims to explore the potential for nuclear-powered container shipping as a low carbon maritime solution across Europe,...

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