Containership Charter Rate Skyrockets
Ocean carriers are becoming increasingly confident that freight rates will remain high for years, chartering ships for at elevated daily hire...
Goundar Shipping Accused of Exploiting Filipino Workers in Fiji
Nearly 20 Filipino workers have accused Goundar Shipping Ltd. of abusive treatment, including not paying their wages, claiming they were brought to...
Food Waste Purported as Basis for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences details a way to transform food scraps, used cooking oil, animal...
IEA Predicts Escalating Oil Demand Beyond Previous Peak Consumption
The latest report from the International Energy Association found a rebound in oil demand could lead global oil consumption above 100m...
Large Shipping Fleet Show Indications of Migration Towards Ammonia
Reporting by the Getting To Zero Coalition shows larger ships appear to gravitate towards ammonia but smaller vessels remain focused...
Maersk Sees GHG Levy as “Concrete Proposal”
Maersk has asked the International Maritime Organization to begin discussing a market-based measure for shipping and sees this new proposal...
All-Electric MS Brim Declared Safe After Overheating
A fire alarm was trigged about the MS Brim, a battery-powered sightseeing vessel in Norway, and has been resolved after...
Four More Japanese Signatories Join the Poseidon Principles
Shinsei Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing, and MUFG Bank – all from Japan – have...
Monmouth Convenes Panel on Governance of Marine Shipping/Maritime Sovereignty
The Monmouth University Institute for Global Understanding (IGU) and Urban Coast Institute (UCI) hosted Global Perspectives on Adapting...
“Moonshot” Proposal from RMI and Solomon Islands
The recently submitted proposal to IMO from RMI and Solomon Islands for a GHG levy starting at US$100/tonne has now...
ABC Interview with RMI Amb. Albon Ishoda over Carbon Levy Submission
RMI Ambassador to Fiji, Hon. Albon Ishoda, recently sat down with the Australian Broadcasting Corp. to discuss the recent joint...
Tuvalu Takes Aim at Launching Blockchain Digital Ledger
In pursuit of becoming the world's first paperless society, the Government of Tuvalu is interested in using blockchain technology to...