This week is the 74th meeting of the marine environmental protection committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and it represents one of the best hopes of reducing greenhouse gas...

More documents are being disclosed in advance of committee meetings at the International Maritime Organization, but one quarter of the member governments still kept their pre-meeting submissions confidential for an...

Monday morning saw International Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim open proceedings at this week’s 74th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) with a call for greater cross-industry collaboration...

Almost 2,000 people have signed a petition raised by seafarer charity Sailors’ Society to the International Labour Organization (ILO) that calls for a change to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC)...

Emissions from shipping have come under fire once again thanks to the recent climate change protests in London and Sweden that have put further pressure on governments to take swift...

The search for two boats missing in Kiribati since last week has been suspended. Read more

By Ira Breskin – The staid maritime industry now boasts several technology accelerators, with more likely to follow. The accelerator name is self-effacing. These technology “hot houses” are designed to...

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019—Thousands of communities across the North Pacific will benefit from significant upgrades to maritime infrastructure and improved connectivity following approval today by the World Bank’s Board of...

Throughout this decade there has been a lone voice calling for ship speed regulations. All of a sudden however Philippe Louis-Dreyfus has found powerful backing from across the world and...

Against the backdrop of a United Nations summit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry, Catholic institutions that are connected to the oceans are announcing their divestment from...

Speed reduction of up to -30% will lead to net cost savings for shipping industry and states in the majority of cases. The highest savings are to be achieved especially...

Singapore has successfully built itself into a maritime powerhouse through exploiting its strategic location within the old trade routes. Innovation and sound strategic planning by the city-state’s founding fathers helped...