Global environmental organisations criticise EU fisheries proposals
A group of stakeholders from global environmental organisations have urged the EU to protect environmental standards ahead of negotiations on marine regulations. Ahead of the...
The advancing vessel: the future of maritime transport
Government Europa explores the advance of maritime transport technology, which is feeding into manufacturing for shipping. Like the autonomous vehicles of the present, vessels and...
Ushering in the sustainable tide for ports
Isabelle Ryckbost, secretary general of ESPO, discusses the findings of ESPO’s 2017 Sustainability Report and how the green transition within shipping can be overseen. The...
EIB and ING to fund European maritime shipping projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and ING have agreed a €300m investment to support European maritime shipping projects. Each institution will contribute €150m to a...
Women in Maritime Taskforce holds first meeting
The British Ports Association’s Women in Maritime Taskforce convened its first meeting yesterday to discuss gender equality in the maritime sector. The Women in Maritime...
Maritime UK warns of permanent 20 mile-long traffic jam post-Brexit
David Dingle, the chair of Maritime UK, has urged the UK government to invest in rail and road infrastructure to prevent a permanent 20...
Cuts to cohesion policy in EU’s long-term budget cause controversy
The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) and others have expressed dismay at proposed cuts to cohesion policy funding in the EU’s long-term budget...
CAA welcomes high sulphur shipping fuel ban
The Clean Arctic Alliance (CAA) has welcomed the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) moves towards a ban on vessels carrying high sulphur shipping fuel. The ban...
IMO and EBRD sign agreement on liquefied natural gas for shipping
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on sustainability projects,...
Two arrested after migrant rescue off UK coast
Border Force, the UK’s frontline border control organisation, has arrested two men after rescuing nine migrants from a small vessel in the English Channel. The...
