Organisations
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ZESTAs joins industry coalition calls for EU hydrogen quota for shipping
Green Ship Tech China Congress speaker announcement A coalition of energy providers, shipping companies and NGOs – including Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs) members Nedstack and Future Proof Shipping – has called on the EU to introduce a minimum quota of 6% sustainable and scalable hydrogen fuels by 2030.…
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World Bank : Unpacking the Plastics Challenge
Using Knowledge, Policies, and Innovation to Improve Lives Plastics are here to stay. They are easy and inexpensive to make and have been a significant driver for development. But plastic waste has become an omnipresent threat – with public health, livelihoods, and the environment all suffering. Plastic can take hundreds…
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Continuing IMO’s “Voyage Together”
Newest generation of maritime law specialists graduate IMO has received an additional US$2.0 million donation to its ‘Delivering Strategy and Reform – Voyage Together’ multi-donor trust fund (VTTF). The VTTF promotes the effective implementation of IMO’s international conventions, IMO’s global stature, capacity building of developing countries, shared growth of all…
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IMO : Strengthening port security in Tunisia
Strengthening port security is the focus of a workshop underway in Hammamet, Tunisia (4-8 July). Thirty-six participants from Tunisia’s Ministry of Transport, Port Authority, stevedoring companies, and other entities directly involved in port security, are developing ways in which to collaborate and cooperate at the national level with a view…
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EU Provides €28M to Improve Liberia Maritime Security
The Liberia National Coast Guard is to receive two specialized boats to enhance its maritime security through the ECOWAS SWAIMS project financed by the European Union next year. With a budget of 28 million Euros (close to US$30 million), SWAIMS is the largest initiative on maritime security in the ECOWAS…
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DNV recognizes Arcadia Shipmanagement’s Aegean Myth as the first verified SEEMP III vessel
Classification society DNV presented Arcadia Shipmanagement Co Ltd. with a certificate recognizing their vessel Aegean Myth as the first vessel globally to have a SEEMP III manual. The Ship Operational Carbon Intensity Plan or SEEMP Part III is part of IMO’s strategy to reduce shipping’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and…
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Emanuele Grimaldi appointed ICS Chairman
oThe International Chamber of Shipping’s board appoints Mr. Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director of the Grimaldi Group, as chairman. ICS recognizes Day of the Seafarer, honouring the efforts of crews throughout the ongoing supply chain crisis. London – The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing 80% of the…
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ITF rallies behind Aqaba families, strikers after chlorine horror kills 13, injures 250
The ITF Seafarers’ Trust has made a USD $55,000 emergency grant to enable local unions to help the families of those who have died or are in serious condition, following a release of noxious chlorine gas at the port of Aqaba, Jordan this week. 13 people were reported killed and…
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UN Ocean Conference ends with call for greater ambition and global commitment to address dire state of the Ocean
UN: The negotiations for increased climate finance and adaptation actions at COP27 in Egypt. Following a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the UN Ocean Conference concluded on Friday, with governments and heads of state agreeing on a new political declaration to Save Our Ocean. Recognizing the past “collective failure” in the Conference’s…
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ABS NCSR 9 Brief PDF
The IMO Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR) Sub-Committee held its 9th session remotely from June 21 to 30, 2022. This Brief provides an overview of the more significant issues discussed at this session, which include matters pertaining to mandatory carriage of electronic inclinometers on container ships and bulk…
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