Tag: World Maritime Day

On the occasion of the World Maritime Day, the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association (RBSA) launched the latest update of its study that examines the economic importance of shipping to Belgium.

Commenting on World Maritime Day, Sarah Barrett, Product Insights at Wärtsilä Voyage, commented that “the green transition is now at the top of every ship manager, owner, and operator’s agenda."

Never has the theme of this year’s World Maritime Day - ‘New technologies for greener shipping’ - been so in tune with the focus of the ship owning community, says INTERCARGO.

On World Maritime Day, the International Shipsuppliers & Services Association (ISSA) pledges to support maritime’s drive towards meeting its decarbonisation goals and protecting the blue environment.

With World Maritime Day being the focus of shipping today, the UK announced the third round of funding for its Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC).

People play a central role in the development of new technologies to help shipping meet its environmental goals and protect the marine environment, say Jamaican maritime leaders.

"New technologies for greener shipping" is this year’s World Maritime Day theme in a bid to reflect some of the most pressing environmental challenges increasingly affecting the future of the world and the maritime industry.

As World Maritime Day embraces the role of technology in helping shipping to achieve its green goals, ship manager association InterManager emphasises the importance of keeping seafarers in mind when implementing digital solutions and new ways of working at sea.

IMO is shining a spotlight on the role of emerging technologies to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future, during the World Maritime Day 2022, on 29 September.

“MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on” has been chosen as the IMO World Maritime Theme for 2023, on 28 September. The theme reflects the organization's long history of protecting the environment from the impact of shipping via a robust regulatory framework and emphasizes its ongoing commitment to this important work.