US exempts seafarers from new vaccination travel requirements
The US has exempted non-cruise seafarers from new rules for international air travel, which require travellers be double-vaccinated.
Read moreThe US has exempted non-cruise seafarers from new rules for international air travel, which require travellers be double-vaccinated.
Read moreU.S. President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen hosted a discussion on the margins of COP26, on how infrastructure initiatives must advance prosperity and combat the climate crisis.
Read moreThe World Economic Forum, in partnership with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, announced the First Movers Coalition.
Read moreA partnership between the US government and the World Economic Forum, called "the First Movers Coalition", aims to drive sectors with most emissions, including shipping, into cleaner and more efficient technologies.
Read moreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended its COVID-19 restrictions onboard cruise ships until January 2022.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Transportation has taken the decision to pause the next cycle of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Sea Year program, citing an ongoing sexual assault and sexual harassment scandal.
Read moreUS issued a Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel during the pandemic, so as to advance the resumption of international travel to the United States.
Read moreThe Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of its intent to sue the US government for allowing Platform Elly and other offshore oil production in the Beta oilfield to operate under outdated drilling plans.
Read morePresident Joe Biden is expected to present plans at COP26, aiming to limit global methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by the end of the decade.
Read moreA total of 14 countries have signed a declaration during COP26, urging the IMO to take immediate action in order to achieve zero emission shipping by 2050.
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