Drought on Vanuatu's southern island of Aniwa has created competition for food between villagers and their livestock, a teacher says. The government sent emergency supplies to the island this week, including 900...
Police in Solomon Islands are searching for nine people missing from a boat found in Isabel province. The boat set out from Gizo in Western Province in a north-east direction...
Shipping will need far greater collaboration, both among existing players as well as with governments and land-based business partners, to work out how it pays for the transition necessary to...
People fleeing immediate danger due to the climate crisis cannot be forced to return home, the UN has said. The landmark ruling centres on the case of Kiribati man...
Five months after a dengue fever outbreak started in Majuro, the outbreak is getting worse.After numbers dropped to less than 10 cases per day after peaking at 30 on 20...
HE year just passed was dominated by preparation for the International Maritime Organization’s Global Sulphur Cap. According to speakers on Lloyd’s List’s 2020 Outlook webinar, sponsored by Wallem group, much of...
· Demand for urban last-mile delivery is expected to grow by 78% by 2030, leading to 36% more delivery vehicles in the world’s top 100 cities · Deliveries will cause...
Sir David Attenborough has warned that the natural world is on the precipice of a disaster. In the trailer for his new documentary, the veteran broadcaster says humans have "overrun...
Although the 1 January switch to maximum 0.5% low-sulphur fuel for shipping appears to have passed without major disruption, liner consultancy Alphaliner has reported instances of idle containerships waiting for...
Fishing boat captain Masahiko Yamamoto has the fish story of the new year, the day he hit the lottery at sea, landing a million-dollar catch. Yamamoto, 57, was on his...
The impact of technology on the shipping industry will grow in 2020, as companies increasingly introduce cloud-based software and apps in their businesses. The increased availability, reliability and reduced cost...
Maersk Tankers has launched a new standalone digital business, to be led by Soren Meyer, to develop and sell the software product SimBunker which reduces CO2 emissions and optimises vessel...
