Sailors’ Society calls for mandatory seafarer wellness training
Almost 2,000 people have signed a petition raised by seafarer charity Sailors’ Society to the International Labour Organization (ILO) that...
Slow steaming, a solution to reduce CO2 emissions?
Emissions from shipping have come under fire once again thanks to the recent climate change protests in London and Sweden...
Search for missing fishermen in Kiribati suspended
The search for two boats missing in Kiribati since last week has been suspended. Read more
Business of Shipping: Maritime Industry Technology Accelerators
By Ira Breskin – The staid maritime industry now boasts several technology accelerators, with more likely to follow. The accelerator...
Two Projects set to Improve Safety, Efficiency, Climate Resilience of Maritime Operations in Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019—Thousands of communities across the North Pacific will benefit from significant upgrades to maritime infrastructure and improved...
Philippe Louis-Dreyfus: The case for slow steaming
Throughout this decade there has been a lone voice calling for ship speed regulations. All of a sudden however Philippe...
Panama and Greece Catholic Churches demand shipping CO2 cuts
Against the backdrop of a United Nations summit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry, Catholic institutions that...
Speed Reduction Of Up To 30% Will Lead To Net Cost Savings For Shipping Industry And States In The Majority Of Cases: Economic analysis of slow steaming: study presented to IMO delegates
Speed reduction of up to -30% will lead to net cost savings for shipping industry and states in the majority...
Is Singapore’s new megaport a strategic masterstroke?
Singapore has successfully built itself into a maritime powerhouse through exploiting its strategic location within the old trade routes. Innovation...
Speed reduction proposals favour old inefficient ships: Maersk
Maersk’s point man for crunch greenhouse gas (GHG) talks next week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London has...
US breaks from Arctic consensus on climate change
At a meeting of the Arctic Council, secretary of state Mike Pompeo refused to identify global warming as a threat,...
Shipping comes under pressure from diverse groups over climate change and emissions
What do school students, a professional dance troupe and the Catholic Church have in common? As the International Maritime...