Goundar Shipping in Fiji Announces Closure
Goundar Shipping, embroiled in an international human trafficking/labour violation scandal over the last few months involving a number of Filipino...
Methanol Bunkering Operations Commence in Rotterdam
Waterfront Shipping, a subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, has demonstrated simple barge-to-ship bunkering, launching methanol bunkering operations at the Port of Rotterdam. The Takaroa...
Current Shipowners Benefit from lack of Regulatory Clarity
The shipping industry waiting on the next stage of environmental regulations has forestalled broader ordering of new ships - particularly dry...
Solomon Islands’ Jimmy Nuake Highlights Need for GHG Levy
Jimmy Nuake, deputy secretary at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development of the Solomon Islands, and longtime sustainable transport advocate, highlighted...
Norwegian Wind-Hydrogen Cargo Ship Moves Ahead
More than 31 ship owners bid on the Norwegian With Orca - Powered by Nature project, expected to utilize two large...
Gate Rudder Developed at University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde in Scotland has developed a new rudder system as part of the €6m (US$7.2m) European Union-funded GATERS...
“Black Trail” Examines Climate Crisis in Shipping Sector
Released as a European Investigative Collaborations Network documentary at the end of April, Black Trail examines "how shipping pollutes the planet, avoids...
Forum Secretariat Apologizes to Micronesian Nations
Micronesian leaders have received an apology from colleagues the Pacific Islands Forum, as Micronesia's leaders believed they had a commitment that their...
Marshall Islands Represent Pacific Nations at US Summit
The Marshall Islands ensured Pacific voices would be heard at today’s US Leaders Summit on Climate Change, with President David Kabua,...
Ambassador Ishoda Highlights Role of United States in Joining RMI and the Pacific Call for High Ambition
Ambassador of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Fiji, Albon Ishoda, has issued an op-ed, published yesterday on the...
The Ocean Conservancy Provides Guidance for Biden Administration
The Ocean Conservancy claims US President Biden must fund the development of zero-carbon shipping fuels and zero-carbon ships, transform port...
Q1 Ship Orders Highest since 2008
More newbuilds were contracted in the first three months of the year than in any Q1 since 2008 – led by...