IMO under pressure as G7 commits to zero shipping emissions by 2050
Member countries aim to establish 14 green shipping corridors by middle of this decade
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‘A blinking red light’: US grapples with mariner ‘shortage’ as military readiness questions loom large
Maritime administrator raises doubts about ability to crew Ready Reserve ships amid seafarer shortage
Ince Beijing shuts down while Singapore ally Incisive sails on
Ince in Asia is in disarray with Beijing shutting down and Hong Kong shedding partners, but former ally Incisive in Singapore is setting its own course
Green Seas: Appeals court fight brews over collisions between whales and ships off California
A judge ruled that a key document over the impact of traffic separation schemes violated the Endangered Species Act. Now the Biden administration wants to overturn that decision, as our weekly environment newsletter explores the latest litigation chapter
Consumers take data control into their own hands amid rising privacy concerns
Data Subject Requests (DSRs), which are formal requests made by individuals to access, modify, or delete their personal data held by a company, increased by 72% from 2021 to 2022. The increase was primarily driven by deletion and access requests, accor…
Beyond carbon: Shipping needs to update its language about greenhouse gas emissions
Nitrous oxide is no laughing matter for climate change, and shipping needs to include methane emissions in its greenhouse gas emissions path
Lloyd’s Register buys 50% stake in ICS’ crew compliance software in rare commercial partnership
The deal brings together classification society and global shipowners’ association in a unique enterprise
Finland emerges as surprise European candidate as China joins election race for IMO head
Cyprus drops out of election to be next IMO secretary general as seven candidates confirmed for July election
Podcast: Cruise sector says ‘we need new fuels’ as carbon takes centre stage
Green Seas audio edition visits the Seatrade Cruise Global conference in Fort Lauderdale, where greenhouse gas emissions were prominent on the agenda
Green Seas: ‘Much remains up in the air’ as IMO hurtles toward carbon crunch session
Our weekly environment newsletter explores how the latest deliberations at the UN shipping regulator tee up a complex debate in July