IMO Greenhouse Gas Study: Shipping emissions are projected to increase by 50% until 2050, relative to 2018
The greenhouse gas emissions of shipping have increased from 977 million tonnes in 2012 to 1,076 million tonnes in 2018 ( cent increase). The carbon intensity of shipping has improved…
Latest seafarers’ happiness index report reveals seafarer welfare crisis at tipping point
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index, published today by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the welfare of international seafarers and their families. The report…
End game for oil? OPEC prepares for an age of dwindling demand
The coronavirus crisis may have triggered the long-anticipated tipping point in oil demand and it is focusing minds in OPEC. The pandemic drove down daily crude consumption by as much…
Naval Dome: Cyberattacks on OT systems on the rise
The maritime industry’s operational technology (OT) systems are vulnerable to a rising number of cyberattacks, with incidents expected to reach record volumes by the year's end. Attacks on maritime stakeholders…
Long-range electric ferry marks one year in operation
A ferry boat (file) Wider adoption of electric shipping and a drastic cut in carbon emissions may be round the corner with the Danish electric ferry Ellen successfully completing her…
85 crewmembers test positive for COVID aboard Alaskan factory trawler
American Triumph The factory trawler American Triumph, which experienced a major COVID-19 outbreak in June, has the disease on board once more. This time, 85 members of her 119-member crew…
What EU leaders agreed on post-COVID recovery package
European Union leaders reached a deal on Tuesday on a package of measures to boost their economies after the coronavirus pandemic, agreeing to borrow and spend hundreds of billions of…
IMO 2020 – 100 days amidst the pandemic
What was on the minds of all shipowners coming into 2020 has now been clearly over shadowed by the pandemic and its significant impact. However, challenges remain on the full…
Place of modern port systems in trade facilitation
Okey Ogoke BY OKEY OGOKE Trade facilitation is defined as the simplification and harmonisation of international trade procedures, while trade procedures refer to the activities, practices and formalities involved in…
Food commodity prices at risk of ‘market shock’ falls: FAO/OECD
Ample supply and a knock to consumption in the event of a global recession threaten to produce a “market shock” as food prices tumble, the ’s food agency and the…
