Organisations
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IMO : 30 countries join global initiative to tackle marine litter
Countries from across the oceans team up to tackle marine plastic litter under the ambitious GloLitter Partnerships Project. figure Plastic litter has devastating effects on our oceans, marine life and human health. It also has measurable impacts on the fishing and shipping industries. A major international project that will help…
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Ports : IMO publishes short list of actions for quick carbon footprint reduction in shipping
To support the Low Carbon Shipping effort, the IMO Global Industry Alliance (GIA) published a guide with eight practical measures seaports can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. The Port of Rotterdam was actively involved in bringing about the guide and has put part of the recommended measures…
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IWSA : Ship Propulsion-Transition is in the Wind!
With a lot of attention and investment going into alternative, low emission fuel development, how does the return of wind propulsion avoid becoming an ‘also ran’ technology segment? Gavin Allwright, the Secretary General of the International Windship Association (IWSA) answers a series of questions facing the uptake of this technology…
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News : ICC and TradeFlow Capital Management join forces to enable commodity trade for SMEs
ICC and TradeFlow Capital Management will introduce a partnership to mobilize capital and improve trade finance access for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO announced an ambitious partnership with TradeFlow Capital Management during the World Trade Organization’s 2021 Global Trade & Blockchain Forum,…
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IMO : Monitoring the incident of MV Ever Given in Suez Canal
The IMO has been closely monitoring the incident involving the MV Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March 2021. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said: “I offer my encouragement to the Egyptian Authorities, as well as the salvors, tug and dredger operators and all other parties,…
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Breaking News : AYRO receives theInnovation Ocean Trophy 2020-2021
AYRO has been awarded on March 25th with the 2020-2021 “Ocean Innovation Trophy“ in thecategory “shippingdecarbonation using wind propulsion”, organized by the French bank Banque Populaire Grand Ouest (BPGO).This award,handed over by an environmentally committed bank, is a recognition ofthe Oceanwings® capacity to contribute to the decarbonation of the shipping…
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WMU : IMO Secretary-General Appoints Jacqueline Smith as Member of WMU Executive Board
The World Maritime University (WMU) is pleased to announce that Ms Jacqueline Smith, Maritime Coordinator for the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), has been appointed by the IMO Secretary-General to join the WMU Executive Board. Ms Smith joined the ITF in October 2014 as the Maritime Coordinator. Prior to that,…
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IMO : Ship-Port Interface Guide released to support GHG emissions reduction
A new Ship-Port Interface Guide.pdf focusing on eight practical measures which can support GHG emission reduction at the ship-port interface has been released. Developed by the Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA) under the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project, the Guide aims to support the maritime industry…
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IMO : Statement from IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim on MV Ever Given incident
The IMO has been closely monitoring the incident involving the MV Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March 2021 IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said: “I offer my encouragement to the Egyptian Authorities, as well as the salvors, tug and dredger operators and all other parties,…
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IMO : Fourth greenhouse gas emissions study – highlights published
The Fourth IMO GHG Study Executive Summary has been published. This study is the first iteration since the adoption of the Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships in 2018, under which IMO Member States have pledged to cut GHG emissions from international shipping and…
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