“Shipping industry associations no longer represent the best interests of shipping companies,” was one damning indictment as environmentalists responded angrily to the outcome of the IMO’s Maritime Environmental Protection Committee...
The shortage of seafarers for foreign going vessels in the country is a concern. Maritime Safety Authority Licensing Manager Captain Tomasi Kete says the number of seafarers in the country...
Governments around the world must introduce carbon taxes, halt plans for new coal plants and accelerate the closure of existing ones if damage to the Pacific from climate change is...
The Pacific region has the moral authority to demand global action on the climate crisis, the UN Secretary General says. Antonio Guterres was speaking as he wrapped up his visit...
The global merchant fleet has surpassed the 2bn dwt mark for the first time, doubling in size in just 13 years, and could be on track to hit 3bn dwt...
Shipowners keen to get rid of their scrubber discharges in Southeast Asia’s largest port will need to fork out a sizeable sum. The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore...
Global energy investment stabilised in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and...
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – which represents the world’s national shipowner associations – remains confident that shipping will improve its carbon efficiency by at least 40% by 2030...
Peter Jackson from BLUE Communications looks at the narrative aspects of the Extinction Rebellion protests outside the International Maritime Organization headquarters in recent days, suggesting this is an interesting example...
According to the prime minister, Fiji, with Marshall Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu, have agreed to work together to reduce fossil fuel use in their marine transportation by...
The risk of engine failure from using incompatible blends of new low-sulphur fuel is “keeping marine engineers awake at night”, according to a new report. The report, from S&P Global Platts, Into...
