Pacific Should Ask for Carbon Tax
In the latest shipping edition of the Fiji Sun, an article by Dr. Peter Nuttall now proposes the introduction of...
Maritime Labour and Safety of Life at Sea in question with 3-month extension of vessels flagged to Panama
The world's largest flag state, Panama, has elected to permit ships operating under its registry to extend contracts by another...
Carbon Tax Options for International Shipping
MCST has completed initial research of carbon pricing options under the IMO GHG emissions reduction Roadmap to provide guidance to...
Virtual Ocean Dialogues 2020
H.E. Ms Kitlang Kabua, - Minister of Education of the Marshall Islands and Chair of the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport....
Marshall Islands extends travel ban while making exceptions
The Marshall Islands has extended its ban on incoming travellers to 5 July, but repatriated nine Marshallese stranded in Pohnpei...
Stena Bulk introduces new eco tanker design
Swedish owner Stena Bulk has introdcued the prototype of a next generation producr and chemical tanker, the IMOFlexMAX, which is...
UNCTAD, Five UN Regional Commissions Launch Project to Build Transport and Trade Resilience in Wake of COVID-19
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions have launched a project to help governments and...
On World Oceans Day, SDGs Remind Us of Ocean’s Role in Our Planetary Ecosystem
Proposed at the 1992 Earth Summit and officially recognized by the UN in 2008, World Oceans Day is a celebration...
Most shipowners have no decarbonisation strategy
Ammonia and hydrogen are the most viable long-term options for shipping, according to shipowners, many of whom say they have...
From the News Desk: Shipping’s decarbonisation efforts are worryingly askew
Decarbonisation remains the biggest challenge facing the maritime industry but there are well-founded concerns that not enough shipowners are taking...
Greenhouse gases in the air reach a global record high
The coronavirus-related economic downturn may have set off a sudden plunge in global greenhouse gas emissions, but another crucial metric for...
Rodolphe Saade vows to make CMA CGM carbin neutral by 2050
Rodolphe Saade was among a high-level Zoom panel speaking yesterday at the United Nations Global Compact gathering druing which he...