Fiji’s shipping service given wake up call
Fiji's Consumer Council says maritime passenger safety and service is not good enough and it's calling for an urgent review...
DAY-TO-DAY UPDATES INSTALLATION OF ECOFLETTNER – ROTOR ONBOARD MS FEHN POLLUX
The Eco Flettner was successfully tested on board today. All systems are working. After completion of the remaining work, the...
Ex-Nasa Scientist: 30 Years On, World Is Failing ‘Miserably’ To Address Climate Change
James Hansen, who gave a climate warning in 1988 Senate testimony, says real hoax is by leaders claiming to take...
Exclusive: Global warming set to exceed 1.5°C, slow growth – U.N. draft
OSLO (Reuters) - Global warming is on course to exceed the most stringent goal set in the Paris agreement by...
Container line profits this year will be wiped out by rising fuel and charter prices
A leading shipping analyst has drastically cut its 2018 ocean carrier profitability forecast from $5bn to “breakeven at best”. In a...
Antarctica loses three trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years
Antarctica is shedding ice at an accelerating rate. Satellites monitoring the state of the White Continent indicate some 200 billion...
ADB release Pacific Energy Update 2018
ADB has released its 2018 Pacific Energy Update. According to its website: "ADB continues to help build resilient, low-carbon countries...
Angry Chinese truckers in mass strike as fuel costs overtake haulage fees
Rising fuel prices and strikes have hit China’s truck market. Truckers across the country have staged mass protests and refused to work...
The Marshall Islands makes call for climate finance at G7
The president of the Marshall Islands has called on leaders of the world's wealthiest democracies to free up access to...
Low-sulphur fuel laws will see container lines ‘all go bust’, says MOL CEO
Less than 18 months before the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap regulations come into force for merchant shipping, container lines are...
WIND POWER TO AID SHIPPING EMISSIONS REDUCTION
Wind power is ready to play its part to help shipping meet Paris-aligned greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets set by...
Oldendorff Carriers Joins Sustainable Shipping Initiative
Germany-based dry bulk shipowner and operator Oldendorff Carriers has become the newest member of the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a coalition...