This report provides the first comprehensive assessment of wind propulsion fuel savings and uptake across the entire wind-suitable fleet. Using Automatic Identification System (AIS) ship tracking data and advanced wind...
This article examines the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership (PBSP), an ambitious initiative aimed at decarbonising maritime transport across Oceania. The study explores the cultural, historical and technological aspects of wind-propelled...
Paper by MCST's Expert Advisor and Senior Lecturer in Culture & Climate, University of Melbourne Christiaan De Beukelaer. Drawing on earth system science, doughnut economics, and critical perspectives on global...
The latest paper from MCST's legal researcher John Kautoke and artist John Taukave. This is an edited and abridged transcript of the presentation by John Fatuimoana Kautoke and John Taukäve...
UNESCAP's 2024-2025 Asia-Pacific Sustainable Maritime Connectivity Report marks the first jointly published annual report dedicated to assessing regional maritime transport connectivity, with a special focus on the Pacific region, where...
Maritime transport and trade face daunting challenges. Ships that once passed through the Red Sea in days now sail for weeks around the Cape of Good Hope. Freight rates are...
Globally there is increased interest in nuclear-powered shipping. Recent reports and papers respond to a strengthening lobby advocating for the commercial deployment of nuclear options for shipping in the context...
AbstractThis paper seeks to better understand the availability of datasets pertinent to the baselining, monitoring and forecasting of economic impacts resulting from implementation of the IMO’s Revised 2023 Strategy targets....
This paper discusses what a true cost benefit analysis for the cruise liner industry would encompass, in response to an economic analysis of cruise tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand released...
A recent study published by the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, of which most 6PAC+ countries are members, on the link between fossil fuel subsidies and obstruction to a maritime...
The European Maritime Transport Environmental Report 2025 (EMTER 2025) was released on 04 February 2025. IWSA has contributed to the report and the IWSA Secretary General was also kindly invited...
Introduction The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is advancing mid-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures as part of its 2023 Strategy, aiming to decarbonize the global shipping sector. However, for Pacific...
