Over 13 countries are now providing financial support to the shipping industry, with cruise and ferry operators the largest recipients. The International Transport Forum (ITF) evaluated 17 support packages, and nine were related...
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has become the first flag State to join the Getting to Zero Coalition, which was established in 2019 as a partnership between the Global...
Environmental groups assert that IMO's proposed efforts lack the regulation and enforcement needed to reduce shipping emissions in accordance with global emissions reduction targets over next decade. After a week of...
The delegates at the IMO failed to agree upon actions to regulate the shipping industry in line with Paris Agreement targets, which they had agreed to decide upon in 2018. ...
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was ratified by its 50th country this past week, and it will become international law in 90 days. 315 nuclear weapons tests...
The shipping industry has grown 250% by registered deadweight tonnage since 2000, increasing from 800m DWT to over 2b DWT across over 60,000 vessels. It is expected another 50% in growth...
On Tuesday, Oxfam published a report finding nearly 80% of climate finance to developing countries took the form of loans, rather than grants. The report asserts excessive use of loans and...
Innovation Fund Denmark is working on a two-stroke, ammonia-fueled engine through a consortium led by MAN Energy Solutions, including Eltronic FuelTech, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and DNV GL....
The RRS Sir David Attenborough, now beginning its sea trials, is the largest vessel yet by builder Cammell Laird, taking four years at a cost of £200 million. Heading from...
Cathay Dragon, a full service regional carrier flying primarily to China and mainland Asia, is being shuttered and Cathay Pacific hopes to retain most of it’s routes. Reduced revenue due...
Norwegian ferry operator Kolumbus has signed a contract with shipbuilder Fjellstrand for an all-electric, high-speed ferry, starting construction in May 2021. The project is receiving economic support from the EU’s Horizon 2020...
Setting sail from Plymouth in southwestern England, the e-Voyager, formerly fitted with a diesel engine, has been rebuilt for sea trials and emission monitoring before passenger service is slated to begin in April 2021. Designed...
