Biofuels in shipping could reduce maritime emissions
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) held a debate yesterday at New York’s Climate Change Week on the potential for use of biofuels in shipping. With...
Maritime careers programme to support women into sector
The UK government has launched a series of programmes promoting maritime careers to young people, with particular focus on encouraging women into the sector. The...
Brexit and ports: a potential game changer
The Chief Executive of the British Ports Association calls for the UK to provide pro-investment transport strategies after Brexit. Since the UK’s referendum on EU...
Maritime sustainability initiatives must increase to meet targets
Industry professionals have called for increased action to ensure maritime sustainability as stricter emissions rules approach. In 2020 the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new restrictions...
Revised Energy Taxation Directive: maritime industry weighs in
A consortium of European maritime industry bodies has issued an opinion on the European Commission’s proposals for a revised Energy Taxation Directive. The European Community...
Port decarbonisation to reduce shipping emissions
At the annual ESPO conference in May 2019, Dr Martin Stopford, President of Clarkson Research Services Ltd, discussed the ways in which the shipping...
Zero emission shipping on the horizon with UK funding announcement
The UK government has announced £1m (€1.12m) in funding for innovation in low and zero emission shipping technologies. The funding will be delivered through MarRI-UK,...
TEN-T review must account for evolution of ports
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has developed a series of proposals for consideration in the European Commission’s TEN-T review. The Commission’s comprehensive review of...
Sustainable autonomous shipping: a step change in open ocean transport
With its wave motion-propelled Jospa Tug, Irish SME Jospa Ltd has developed a sustainable autonomous shipping solution. Having worked in wave energy research and development...
Baltic Sea fishing: NGOs welcome stricter limits, urge further action
A raft of environmental bodies have welcomed a European Commission proposal for stricter limits on Baltic Sea fishing. The Commission’s proposed total allowable catch (TAC)...
