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Almost three-quarters of all new container ships, which emit around a quarter of global ship CO2 emissions, already comply with the post-2025 requirements of the IMO’s Energy Efficiency Design Index, according to a new study issued by Transport and Environment. 

In 2016, the Shipowners Club has experienced a high volume of claims during mooring and unmooring operations, which mainly arose from inadequate supervision, communication failure, and mooring equipment failure.

Container shipping lines are increasing their share of the seaborne reefer market and are forecast to accelerate their assault over the coming years, according to global shipping consultancy Drewry.

ClassNK has informed of the release of its R&D Roadmap, detailing its vision and goals for projects over the next five years. Through this, ClassNK aims to bring about the innovation of maritime technology using the latest IT based on its mission to help ensure the safety of life and property at sea.

MOL announced the publication of its Safety, Environmental and Social Report 2017, disclosing the group's initiatives on environment, society, and governance. As part of its environmental responsibility, MOL targets reduction of GHG per unit load by 25% by 2030 and by 50 % by 2050, compared to fiscal year 2014.

Seafarers are those who bore the brunt of severe uncertainty within the maritime industry, according to a 2016 annual report from ISWAN. The SeafarerHelp report shows how the industry was left wrestling with a number of problems, which delivered serious knock on effects for people working at sea. 

Japanese NYK and Norwegian Partner Dualog have entered a partnership with the NTT Group, on a proof-of-concept experiment for a next generation onboard IoT platform. The experiment is focused on validating new technology, which is expected to benefit the maritime industry in sea operations.

Lloyd's Register issued an infographic, presenting the results of a joint research conducted by LR and UMAS, concerning what are the most important things that need to happen to make zero emission vessels a reality.

Contract freight rates, paid by Beneficial Cargo Owners to move their products by container, have increased for a 4th consecutive quarter, according to Drewry consultancy. Drewry reiterates its previous warning to BCOs that they need to re-think their contract negotiation strategy.