Harry Valentine
Author and Researcher
Mr. Valentine has a degree in mechanical engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada specializing in thermodynamics (energy conversion) and transportation technology. He has worked as a technical journalist for the past 10-years and has more than 2 decades of research in the transportation industry.
Expanding Container Shipping Along the Great Lakes and Seaway
The rise in fuel prices has prompted renewed interest in expanding container shipping at America’s Great Lakes ports, like D...
Port of Saldanha Bay Could Boost South Africa's Container Capacity
Plans are underway in South Africa to develop an international business zone at the deep draft Port of Saldanha Bay, located 65 mi...
Funding America’s Inland Waterway System During the Green Transition
At present, taxes from diesel fuel consumed by towboats that push and navigate barge tows provides the basis of funding that susta...
New Orleans Startup Seeks to Develop Swappable-Battery Electric Ships
A duo of graduates from the US Merchant Marine Academy have started a company called Fleetzero, which plans to build battery-elect...
Containerized Aluminum-Air Batteries Could Power Coastal Vessels
During February 2022, the price of a metric ton of lithium carbonate salts briefly went over $69,000, up from $9,600 a year earlie...
As Price of Li-Ion Batteries Rises, Shipping Has Other Green Options
During early January 2021, lithium salt from Australian mines brought a market price of just under $9,600 per metric ton. A year l...
New Options to Stop LA's Intermodal Rail Theft Problem
During mid-January, news reports from Los Angeles exposed the ongoing problem of theft from shipping containers carried aboard slo...
How Tilt-Rotors Could Boost the Utility of Wing-in-Ground Craft
Several national defense departments operate military airplanes that combine fast efficient flight with the ability to touch down...
Storm Clouds Over Ukraine Threaten the Prospects of the Eurasian Canal
As Russia weighs the possibility of invading Ukraine, it may be jeopardizing a maritime project which would benefit all of the reg...
Renewed Potential for Container Shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway
The long-term forecast for increased international trade - combined with logistical issues related to railway and truck transporta...