Hacker News with Generative AI: Shipping

China Parcels (chinaparcels.com)
A universal system for tracking and managing parcels in one place for users in the US and other countries. Now, you have an online assistant tracking and managing orders from the most popular online marketplaces and more than 650 postal and logistics carriers worldwide.
E-commerce, Logistics, Shipping, Tracking, International
4 points by PostTrack 11 days ago | 1 comments
VesselFinder (vesselfinder.com)
Navigation, Shipping, Maritime, Logistics
5 points by hyperific 12 days ago | 0 comments
Please don't ship heavy, fragile vintage computers. They will be destroyed (downtowndougbrown.com)
As part of my research into the Macintosh Performa 550’s factory recovery partition, I paid a lot of attention to eBay listings for these computers. I came to an interesting discovery that I had already suspected: big CRT-based Macs in this form factor are regularly damaged in shipping after being sold on eBay.
Vintage Computers, eBay, Shipping, Macintosh
8 points by zdw 13 days ago | 0 comments
'It was so unreal': Norwegian man wakes to cargo ship in his garden (theguardian.com)
A Norwegian man has spoken of the “unreal” moment he woke up to discover that a 135-metre container ship had crashed into his front garden.
Unusual Events, Accidents, Shipping
10 points by zeristor 16 days ago | 2 comments
Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge leaving two people dead (theguardian.com)
A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River.
Accidents, New York, Mexico, Shipping
147 points by teleforce 20 days ago | 82 comments
Zero ships from China are bound for California's top ports (cnn.com)
Shipping, China, California, Ports
7 points by paulpauper 27 days ago | 0 comments
Zero ships from China are bound for California's top ports (cnn.com)
Shipping, China, California, Trade, Ports
17 points by Anon84 28 days ago | 0 comments
'We Currently Have No Container Ships,' Seattle Port Says (newsweek.com)
"I can see it right over my shoulder here, I'm looking out at the Port of Seattle right now, and we currently have no container ships at berth," Seattle port commissioner Ryan Calkins told CNN on Wednesday.
Shipping, Seattle, Ports, Supply Chain
232 points by pseudolus 28 days ago | 156 comments
Zero ships from China are bound for California's ports, not seen since pandemic (cnn.com)
Shipping, China, California, Pandemic
19 points by ck2 28 days ago | 5 comments
Ask HN: Did Aliexpress stop shipping to US? (ycombinator.com)
I was going to buy a component on Aliexpress and noticed this at checkout: "Item not deliverable to the selected country/region." Did anyone else notice this? Is this because the seller doesn't want to deal with possible customs clearance issues? I have previously bought from this seller without this issue in the past.
E-commerce, Shipping, Aliexpress, United States, Customer Service
27 points by olalonde 33 days ago | 17 comments
Businesses are rerouting shipments to Canada (theglobeandmail.com)
A growing number of businesses are rerouting U.S.-bound shipments from China to Canada to avoid crushing tariffs in hopes of a swift resolution to the escalating trade war.
Trade Wars, International Trade, Canada, Shipping, Business
5 points by _tk_ 36 days ago | 0 comments
World's largest '100 per cent electric' ship launched (abc.net.au)
At 130 metres long, Hull 096 is the largest electric vehicle of its kind ever built, with the maker saying it represents a "giant leap forward in sustainable shipping".
Electric Vehicles, Shipping, Sustainability, Technology, Green Energy
23 points by perilunar 37 days ago | 7 comments
Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week (cnbc.com)
Shipping, Economy, Ports, Los Angeles
724 points by perihelions 38 days ago | 643 comments
M5 Stack no longer shipping to US (m5stack.com)
M5Stack Cardputer with M5StampS3 v1.1
Hardware, Microcontrollers, Shipping, China
24 points by fnordpiglet 43 days ago | 2 comments
Ping, You've Got Whale: AI detection system alerts ships of whales in their path (biographic.com)
A new artificial intelligence-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path.
Artificial Intelligence, Marine Biology, Shipping, Environmental Conservation
180 points by Geekette 46 days ago | 86 comments
Petrostates succeeded in watering down the plan to cut shipping emissions (theconversation.com)
The UN’s International Maritime Organization has just agreed to start charging ships for the greenhouse gases they emit.
Climate Change, Shipping, Environment, International Relations
6 points by zeristor 47 days ago | 0 comments
How Many New iPhones Can Fit on a Freight Plane? (daringfireball.net)
This sounds like one of those puzzles job interviewers often ask, but there’s a practical relevance at the moment: What’s a ballpark estimate for how many iPhones Apple might have hustled to ship into the US on those five freight planes ahead of the new tariffs?
iPhone, Apple, Tariffs, Shipping, Logistics
8 points by ingve 59 days ago | 1 comments
A Massive Ship Came Out of the Blue, Sailer Recounts Collision (bbc.co.uk)
For the crew onboard the Stena Immaculate, the cargo ship which was about to plough into them seemed to just "come out of the blue".
Shipping, Accidents, Maritime, News
3 points by itronitron 85 days ago | 0 comments
First ammonia-fueled ship hits a snag (ieee.org)
The Viking Energy, an oil platform supply ship undergoing a pioneering retrofit to run on ammonia fuel, is now scheduled to begin operations in 2026—two years later than initially planned.
Shipping, Renewable Energy, Ammonia, Delays
134 points by pseudolus 87 days ago | 220 comments
Lightning over Shipping Lanes Suddenly Halved Following New Regulations (sciencealert.com)
Using data from a global lightning detection network, my colleagues and I have been studying how exhaust plumes from ships are associated with an increase in the frequency of lightning.
Science, Climate Change, Shipping, Regulations
25 points by laktak 87 days ago | 1 comments
The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels, and the lightning stopped (phys.org)
If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you'll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. As it turns out, the lightning really is responding to the ships, or rather the tiny particles they emit.
Environment, Climate Change, Shipping, Air Pollution
27 points by panic 88 days ago | 3 comments
US-Flagged Oil Tanker 'Stena Immaculate' in Flames After Collision (gcaptain.com)
Essential news coupled with the finest maritime content sourced from across the globe.
Shipping, Accidents, Oil, Maritime
12 points by levinb 89 days ago | 1 comments
Jet fuel spills into North Sea after tanker collision (bbc.co.uk)
Thirty-seven people have been brought ashore after a cargo vessel collided with an oil tanker off the east coast of England
Shipping, Accidents, Oil Spills, North Sea
34 points by ljf 89 days ago | 10 comments
Cargo ship will be stuck in mud 'for a month' (bbc.com)
A cargo ship that ran aground in the Humber estuary is likely to remain in the channel for "the next month", officials have said.
Shipping, Accidents, News, UK
7 points by mooreds 94 days ago | 1 comments
Chinese Temu sellers use fake U.S. postage labels to boost their profits (restofworld.org)
Some Chinese Temu merchants are padding their profits by using counterfeit postage labels to trick the U.S. Postal Service into delivering packages for free.
E-commerce, Fraud, China, United States, Shipping
12 points by impish9208 116 days ago | 0 comments
US Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages from China (wired.com)
One day after US president Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese imports kicked into effect, shipping companies have already started charging higher import duties and processing fees, bewildering American consumers.
International Trade, Shipping, Consumer Costs, China, United States
9 points by kristofferR 122 days ago | 0 comments
DHL Hong Kong stops accepting individual shipments to US (thestandard.com.hk)
DHL Hong Kong has announced that it will no longer accept individual shipments directed to the United States.
Logistics, Shipping, International Trade, Hong Kong, United States
5 points by amarcheschi 122 days ago | 0 comments
Cargo ship captures CO2 from its own exhausts and stores it on-deck (newatlas.com)
Transporting goods on huge fossil-fueled cargo ships is a dirty business. But one such vessel is about to embark on a pilot that could clean up shipping's act considerably. An onboard system has now been installed on the Clipper Eris that will capture CO2 from its exhaust outlets and store it in tanks.
Shipping, Sustainability, Climate Change, Technology
4 points by gnabgib 128 days ago | 1 comments
Germany battles to secure 'Russian shadow fleet' oil tanker adrift (theguardian.com)
Germany is battling to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, which it says is part of Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet”.
Germany, International Relations, Shipping, Sanctions, Russia
6 points by howard941 147 days ago | 1 comments
Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with spying equipment' (lloydslist.com)
Espionage, Shipping, International Relations, Finland
590 points by nabla9 162 days ago | 561 comments