A crewless ship to be christened the Yara Birkeland is expected to start sailing in 2018, initially delivering fertilizer along a 37-mile route in southern Norway. The electric-powered ship will be miniscule by modern standards, with the capacity for 100 to 150 shipping containers. But its arrival could be a huge turning point for the global...
Customers flying Delta can now board using just their fingerprints at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) if they wish. The airline says the is available for customers who are members of Delta’s loyalty program SkyMiles, and who have enrolled in CLEAR — an expedited airport security program that costs $179 a year. Delta started testing its...
A salmon ladder was opened at the Kvåsfossen waterfall in Lyngdal, Norway. As part of the ladder, an underground artificial pool was included to allow the public to see the passing salmon. Due to the public interest and for practical reasons, a visitor center was built to accommodate the public here. Up in the visitor´s centre a natural...
The Byron Bay Railroad Company, operated by Australian coal mining executive Brian Flannery, expects to have its solar-driven heritage train running by the end of 2017. Unlike a solar train in India, which as all its car's electricals powered by the sun, this train will actually have a solar powered engine.
It will operate on part of the...
NEW DELHI: Going ahead with its green initiatives, Railways launched first Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) coaches equipped with solar-power where fan and lighting in coaches will be through solar energy.
The project will help offset carbon emissions by 9 tons per coach per year and also save about 21,000 litres of diesel for a solar...
A couple months ago, Japanese minimalist retailer MUJI announced its first hotel in Shenzhen, China. Today, they announced that in the spring of 2019, they plan to open a hotel in Japan.
Despite record numbers of people lingering around online social networks, attendance at live events is booming. Nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of respondents to a recent survey agreed that attending an event makes them feel more connected to other people, their community, and the world, a marked increase from 2014 (66 percent). Plus,...
Losing your luggage when traveling is a headache to say the least, so the Tumi Global Locator is intended to provide travelers with a way to effectively keep a keener eye on their gear. The device works by being placed in virtually any piece of luggage and instantly going to work to track your luggage when you're flying, on a bus or stopped at...
Norwegian Cruise Line will start sailing a second ship to Cuba in 2018. Flights to Cuba are expected to be less in demand once the Trump administration's travel restrictions are enforced, but that is leading to more interest in cruises, which so far, are not part of the US tourism ban.