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Although the Environmental related issues seem to be well cared by shipping organizations to successfully achieve the green transition; Society and Governance need to be appropriately integrated into the industry’s policies. However, the industry is not giving much priority to the Governance parameter, giving ground mainly to the “E” and “S” of ESG, the SAFETY4SEA ESG Climate Survey revealed.

Both the public role and commercial expectations are on the rise for European port managing bodies. This is one of the key messages of the European Sea Ports Organisation’s “Trends in Ports’ Governance 2022” report.

A new generation leadership with more gender equality and competence on the field of ESG will make the difference, argues Mr Bjørn Kjærand Haugland, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Skift Business Climate Leaders.

ESG is expected to become a key priority in the corporate sphere and in maritime industry as well, putting a pressure on corporate boards to boost their ESG skills.

Οur special column asks industry stakeholders to provide feedback whether the maritime industry has realized the importance of ESG and suggest ways to move forward.

To successfully address ESG, the maritime industry should strive for being transparent, using common sustainability reporting frameworks, and creating benchmarks to measure progress, argues Mr. Andrew Stephens, Executive Director at Sustainable Shipping Initiative & Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative.

MF Shipping's CEO and President of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners, Karin Orsel, stated that she sees increased collaborations within and outside shipping, addressing diversity issues which will help shipping tackle the challenges of Ukraine and decarbonisation.

During the COVID-19 outbreak, we have seen a decrease in the inspections within 2020 (-28% compared to 2019) with numbers bouncing back in 2021( -14% compared to 2019), expecting a full recovery in 2022.

Standardization is an important step forward for ESG integration in shipping, with divergence between regional and global requirements being a critical issue to consider when thinking about implementation of ESG strategies, speakers agreed at the 2022 GREEN4SEA Forum.

Shipping continued its long-term positive safety trend over the past year but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the growing number of costly issues involving larger vessels, crew and port congestion challenges resulting from the shipping boom, and managing challenging decarbonization targets, means there is no room for complacency, according to marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review 2022.