BHP warns shipping of looming carbon levy
One of the world’s largest shippers has warned shipping it ought to prepare for a carbon levy. Mining giant BHP...
Marshalls leads plan to cut Pacific shipping emissions to zero by 2050
The Marshall Islands is leading a coalition of six Pacific countries to clean up the region's shipping industry and get...
Worried About the Climate? Skip That Cruise
Cruise ships are big business for port cities around the world. But starting next year, Cannes, one of the world’s...
Thousands of ships fitted with ‘cheat devices’ to divert poisonous pollution into sea
Global shipping companies have spent billions rigging vessels with “cheat devices” that circumvent new environmental legislation by dumping pollution into the...
Cargo ships are the world’s worst polluters, so how can they be made to go green?
Shipping produces more carbon emissions than most countries and pollutes the oceans. Will slowing vessels or making them electric do...
World fleet 60% larger than 2008, but emitting 18% less carbon
Despite the global merchant fleet being 60% bigger than in 2008, its carbon footprint has dropped by 18% over the...
EU seeks to tighten emissions policy noose round shipping
The president elect of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, wants to bring shipping into Europe’s emission trading scheme....
Time, ambition of the essence in ending harmful fisheries subsidies
In a world where 1 billion people depend on fish for protein every day, curbing the loss of 33% of...
Ships powered by solid oxide fuel cells
Bloom Energy and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), a part of Samsung Group, today announced a collaboration to design and develop...
Tonga’s King appeals to UN for greater protection from risks to peace
Tonga's King has addressed the General Debate in the 74th Session at the United Nations in New York, appealing for...
Fiji leader ridicules silence as youths call for climate action
Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama has ridiculed world leaders for staying silent while youths speak up for the planet. Speaking...
Port of Antwerp tasks CMB with building the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat
The Port of Antwerp has furthered its leading position in the development of hydrogen as a marine fuel, placing an...