Dali hit Key Bridge with the force of 66 heavy trucks at highway speed

A civil engineer lays out the physics behind Dali’s crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge pier.

Amanda Bao, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
April 8, 2024 • ~5 min

After the Baltimore bridge collapse, we need clear-eyed assessments of the risks to key infrastructure

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge is already affecting global supply chains.

Marios Chryssanthopoulos, Professor of Structural Systems, University of Surrey • conversation
March 28, 2024 • ~7 min

Baltimore Key Bridge: how a domino effect brought it down in seconds

We’ll need to learn the lessons from this disaster.

Mohamed Shaheen, Lecturer in Structural Engineering, Loughborough University • conversation
March 28, 2024 • ~5 min

Bridges can be protected from ship collisions – an expert on structures in disasters explains how

A civil engineer explains why ships taking out bridges is rare, and describes how bridge builders protect the structures from ship collisions.

Sherif El-Tawil, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
March 28, 2024 • ~8 min

Red Sea shipping disruptions could be avoided in the future by using the Arctic – but it could spell trouble for fragile ecosystems

Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have disrupted trade between Asia and Europe – could ships cross the Arctic instead?

Gokcay Balci, Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain, University of Bradford • conversation
Jan. 19, 2024 • ~7 min

What the Red Sea crisis could mean for the electric vehicle industry and the planet

EV manufacturers pause production in Europe as the Red Sea shipping crisis deepens.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2024 • ~7 min

What the Red Sea crisis could mean for the EV industry and the planet

EV manufacturers pause production in Europe as the Red Sea shipping crisis deepens.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2024 • ~7 min

We used AI and satellite imagery to map ocean activities that take place out of sight, including fishing, shipping and energy development

A new study reveals that 75% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are hidden from public view.

Jennifer Raynor, Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
Jan. 3, 2024 • ~10 min

Sails and satellite navigation could cut shipping industry's emissions by up to a third

Modern mariners can harness trade winds to reduce carbon emissions.

Simon Bullock, Research Associate, Shipping and Climate Change, University of Manchester • conversation
Nov. 21, 2023 • ~7 min

Green fuels in shipping face major challenges for 2050 net zero target

Shipping companies are turning the tanker too slowly to decarbonise on time.

Ebru Surucu-Balci, Assistant Professor in Circular Supply Chains, University of Bradford • conversation
Sept. 27, 2023 • ~8 min

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