Tag: sustainability

French shipping major, CMA CGM, announced that in light of the upcoming 2020 sulphur cap it will be compliant, providing a mix of three solutions, using compliant fuels with 0.50% or 0.10% sulphur, while it will also apply a new surcharge. 

The Arctic Council and the Arctic Economic Council conduct their first joint meeting in Reykjavik, October 9, bringing together stakeholders to discuss the future of Arctic, marine transportation and blue economy.Earlier this year, the two councils signed a Memorandum of Understanding, setting the base on how the two Councils can better cooperate on their shared goals.

The World Maritime University (WMU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with American P&I Club's American Hellenic Hull Insurance Company Limited (AHHIC) for future cooperation in line with IMO's sustainability principles.

The Norwegian government issued a report presenting its action plan for green shipping, saying that its maritime industry is a world leader in the development of low- and zero-emission solutions. The Government aspires to reduce emissions from domestic shipping and fishing vessels by half by 2030 and promote the development of zero- and low-emission solutions for all vessel categories.

The maritime industry in New Zealand is committed to working to empower women in the industry. For this reason, Maritime NZ Board commemorated this year’s World Maritime Day “Empowering women in the maritime community.”

A crisis is considered as the best resilience training; many people who face an unfortunate event, cannot even believe how strong they really are. Their power and a high level of perceived self-efficacy are brought to light when a crisis comes along.

According to IEA, Estonia's energy supply is one of a kind amongst IEA member countries, as the country relies to its domestically produced oil shale, which dominates electricity generation. Yet, Estonia's energy independence results to the country being the highest carbon intensity of all IEA countries.

Viking Line's M/S Mariella is making efforts in reducing food waste achieving an estimated 27 tonnes over a period of four months; According to the company, the amout of food they saved equals to approximately 70,000 meals.

Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content, discusses with Johannah Christensen, Managing Director and Head of Projects & Programmes at the Global Maritime Forum how the shipping industry can move towards a carbon-free environment.

During an ABS event at the London International Shipping Week in early September, experts highlighted that the shipping industry needs to develop new maritime technologies that will assist in meeting its targets towards decarbonization by 2050.