Thank you for mentioning nuclear ships, they are a very important and totally ignored piece of the puzzle.
We already have a large nuclear fleet of ships, but they are mostly warships and ice breakers. But as soon as you mention that giant containerships should be nuclear people go ballistic!
They also miss the fact that a nuclear container ship would be 2-3 times faster as fuel economy is a non-issue. That means it would go a long way in replacing air freight and land freight, where you don't need shipment in a day but can't wait a month.
By the looks of it's due to public fear, we will end up using synthetic fuel.
You might have a point on offsetting normal fuel by sequestation, but in terms of policing and managing abuse, synthetic fuel might be easier.
We already have a large nuclear fleet of ships, but they are mostly warships and ice breakers. But as soon as you mention that giant containerships should be nuclear people go ballistic!
They also miss the fact that a nuclear container ship would be 2-3 times faster as fuel economy is a non-issue. That means it would go a long way in replacing air freight and land freight, where you don't need shipment in a day but can't wait a month.
By the looks of it's due to public fear, we will end up using synthetic fuel. You might have a point on offsetting normal fuel by sequestation, but in terms of policing and managing abuse, synthetic fuel might be easier.