green cargo ship Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 The Nichioh Maru: Nissan's Greenest Cargo Ship Saves More Than 1,000 Tons of Fuel Each Year https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nichioh-maru-nissan-20120206/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nichioh-maru-nissan-20120206/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=22257 In an age when they started building world’s first mass-produced electric car, the LEAF, Nissan now wants to go even greener by modifying the cargo ships they transport their cars with. The new cargo is called “Nichioh Maru” and uses solar panels to power its LED lighting system. Another improvement to it is a low-friction […]

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