The announced Sea Cargo Charter has raised arguments from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) that due process at the IMO ought to have been carried out rather than charterers pressing...

Global Maritime Forum announced the Sea Cargo Charter, a global framework that allows for the integration of climate considerations into chartering decisions to favour climate-aligned maritime transport. Charter signatories include...

  Trafigura may have recently produced recommendations for a more ambitious carbon tax than the IMO and shipping industry have previously considered, but a new Amnesty International feature shows the...

  The Australian government has suggested green hydrogen is likely to become more cost-effective form than hydrogen derived from fossil fuel-based sources before the end of the decade, in time for the industry to...

The heads of state from Palau, Nauru, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands have suggested withdrawal from The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in a communiqué the leaders...

The Ocean Conservancy published a new report, ‘Zero-Carbon for Shipping’ at the UN Climate Week in New York, highlighting insufficient action by the global shipping industry to address the climate crisis. Weakly regulated and currently off-course...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is responsible for oversight of maritime safety, maritime security, marine environmental protection, legal matters, technical cooperation and other elements of the international maritime transport sector....

Acceleration is expected by China’s maritime industry under new targets for CO2 emissions to peak by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The R&D requirements for alternative fuel and improved...

Shell and BP are still active members of at least eight trade organizations lobbying against climate measures in the United States and Australia. These organizations have created a network of state...

Trafigura has submitted to the IMO recommending the best way of promoting green changes in shipping is through the adoption of a market-based measure that would charge a levy of between $250-$300 per tonne...

Class society DNV GL has released fourth edition of its Maritime Forecast to 2050, now anticipating hydrogen will not be among the leading fuels of the future for shipping. Looking at 16...

Despite some promising R&D efforts by Japanese shipping interests, at a national level, Japan's disproportionately influential role as chair of the MEPC (Marine Environment Protection Committee) is now sitting in the shadow of...