New Zealand joins international treaty to slash ship emissions
Ship and ferry emissions and their thick, black plumes of smog will be reduced by 2022. At its worst, the...
28 Years Ago, Big Oil Predicted It Would Take A High Price On Carbon To Stop Warming
As far back as 1991, the Canadian arm of Exxon Mobil Corp.’s empire anticipated that a high tax on carbon...
Hamburg port operator vows to be carbon neutral by 2040
German port and transport logistics company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has jumped ahead of terminal rivals, vowing this week...
Carriers Must Train Crews for IMO 2020 or Risk Criminality, Warns Seafarer Union
Seafarer representatives are increasingly worried that the forthcoming IMO 2020 low-sulphur regulations could result in a spate of criminal convictions....
Climate change: COP25 island nation in ‘fight to death’
Powerful swells averaging 5m (16ft) washed across the capital of the Marshall Islands, Majuro, last week. But President Hilda Heine said...
COP25 to Be the Launchpad for Significantly more Climate Ambition
As the global climate emergency intensifies and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow, governments will gather in Madrid for the...
Greece urges IMO to consider delaying sulphur cap
The 0.5% sulphur cap is just a month away from coming into force but the controversy surrounding it is far...
Southern Cooks’ leaders say no to commercial fishing in reserve
The Nga Pu Toru say they will uphold the Marae Moana legislation. An opposition Democratic Party MP who attended a...
Research suggests the blue economy could bolster global food security
New research from the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy concludes that the ocean could provide six times...
Emissions Gap Report 2019
As the world strives to cut greenhouse gas emissions and limit climate change, it is crucial to track progress towards...
Climate Change Is Coming for Global Trade
As sea levels rise and storms become fiercer, container shipping could be in for major disruptions. After the cold fall winds...
Fiji cruise study calls for new tourism destinations
A study of Fiji’s cruise industry has recommended the development of five new tourism destinations in the country as part...