Tag: sustainability

In line with greater awareness across the global business sector of the link of sustainability to business survival and longevity, sustainability has become a particularly relevant concept in shipping industry. 

On the occasion of the World Standards Day, the Port of Piraeus highlights the importance of improving the quality of services, alongside energy and environmental efficiency.

Mr. Ulrik Dan Frørup - Commercial Director, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, gives us advice on the pursuit of alternative fuels, highlighting that there is no best option; operators need to consider all financial risks as wells as related construction and retrofitting costs and the logistics challenges.

In an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA, Prof Lynn Loo, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) shares her thoughts about the goals of this newly established NGO in Singapore, which is backed by six key maritime industry players as founding partners and supported by the Maritime & Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore.

Mrs Tara Norton has been working in the sustainability field for more than 20 years and gets excited when people show enthusiasm about sustainable practices. We can have big impact on our environment if we work together as an industry, Mrs Norton notes suggesting to prioritize root cause solutions to stop pollution and negative impacts proactively.

MSC and the China Waterborne Transport Research Institute signed a MoU to promote decarbonisation and sustainable development of the shipping industry.

The Flemish ports have a pioneering role to play in the development of a sustainable and affordable energy supply.

The 'hot phase' of IHM (Inventory of Hazardous Materials) development seems to be over. The pressing issue nowadays is respective maintenance of the same. A topic very much underestimated and surely unwanted, notes Mrs. Jessica Röttmer, Ship Recycling Engineer, GSR Services.

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance and in a business setting it can be translated into the sustainability practices in the company's business model. Further to this, according to PwC, recent trends in ESG performance are now impacting the decisions of investors in the capital market and the ability of shipping companies to access financing.

Royal Dutch Shell plans to build an 820,000-tonnes-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formerly known as the Pernis refinery.