Anger at ‘bureaucratic’ IMO’s ‘lack of urgency’ on cleaning up shipping
The IMO has decided on a goal-setting approach by member states to decarbonise shipping, rather than progress the proposals put forward by some...
Cyclone early warning system for Pacific goes live
The Pacific's first cyclone early warning system will go live in Fiji this week. The early warning system was developed...
New Solomons’ diplomat to UN aims for more Pacific say in ocean resources
Solomon Islands' incoming representative to the United Nations will take to New York many of the causes he fought for...
Can Global Shipping Go Zero Carbon?
A lot of the stuff we buy in the U.S. comes by ship, ships that use a particularly dirty kind...
Tokelau chooses site for long-awaited airstrip
Tokelau's first airstrip will be built on the central atoll of Nukunonu. The New Zealand-funded project will connect air services...
Julie Anne Genter urges climate change action as road maintenance costs climb
Widespread damage from four cyclones that pummelled several regions of New Zealand in 2017 and 2018 have so far cost...
Global Trade’s Bright (Green) Future
Keeping climate change in check will require reducing the carbon footprint associated with global shipping, which accounts for the bulk...
Large ‘Tesla ships’ all-electric container barges are launching this autumn
The Dutch company Port-Liner is building two giant all-electric barges dubbed the ‘Tesla ships‘. The company announced that the vessels...
Ambitious Sri Lanka wants to become a global maritime and logistics centre
Sri Lanka has ambitions to move up from being a south Asia transhipment hub to a global maritime and logistics...
Ports survey shows importance of spending on climate-resistant infrastructure
Ports covering every major ocean as well as inland ports and waterways have confirmed the increase in frequency and severity...
Decarbonisation levy on bunker fuel under discussion at IMO
Five shipping associations are pitching a carbon levy of sorts this week in London as International Maritime Organization (IMO) member...
Economic opportunity should see US get on board with shipping clean-up
The US made huge progress improving the quality of the air we breathe under the Clean Power Plan. However much...