Controversy has dogged the shipping sector's response to the climate crisis for decades. The industry may only account for three per cent of global emissions, but it is routinely accused...
On the back of successful biofuel trials onboard the 18,000 teu Mette Maersk from Rotterdam to Shanghai last year, the Danish carrier has launched a new product called ECO Delivery,...
The software tycoon Bill Gates has commissioned the world’s first hydrogen-powered superyacht, in a £500m signal of his belief that investment in new clean technology is the best way to...
A third cruise ship in as many months will not be stopping in American Samoa as planned. The Emerald Princess was due to arrive in Pago Pago this week on...
A group of Norwegian companies is developing systems to achieve zero-emission shipping by combining liquid hydrogen fuel cells with battery storage by 2023, as decarbonisation penetrates further into the transport...
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has announced that it would allocate KRW820bn ($693m) to help domestic owners to modernise their fleets, South Korean media Yonhap reports The financial package aims...
The United States has pledged to increase funding to 11 Pacific countries to improve standards of living and their adaptation to climate change.The US Agency for International Development (USAID) mission...
Fiji is sending blood and swab samples from two suspected cases of the Wuhan coronavirus to Australia for testing, as fears grow over a global pandemic.The patients, who are both...
The Ministry of Fisheries in conjunction with the Ministry of Health continues to reassess potential Coronavirus risks through fishing vessels. Both ministries are working with the border agencies in strengthening...
The World Bank has poured cold water on the idea of a bridge linking all the inhabited islands of Samoa.The Samoa Observer reports an unnamed World Bank official saying the...
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has said it will trial biofuel on its ships. “We’re studying with one of our subsidiary companies the usage of biofuel and how that...
From 1 January this year, stricter sulphur levels for ships have come into force to reduce air pollution and human health impacts such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Shipping companies...
