Tag: Environment
Cruise Ships Are Setting Sail For The Sizzling Great Lakes
The Viking Polaris sliced through the dawn June fog, entering the harbor without fanfare. No horn blasts to this Midwestern port city’s landmark lift...
Navigating The CII Operations Challenge In Shipping
The CII evaluates ships based on CO2 emissions, but faces criticisms for its methodology and lack of financial penalties.
Legal disputes may arise...
Ship Recycling Convention Enters Into Force Finally
After 14 years since adoption by the International Maritime Organization, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships...
Maersk Opens New Global Service Centres In Mexico And Brazil
Maersk (Maersk) has announced the opening of a new Global Service Centres (GSC) for the Americas Region, based in Mexico City, Mexico, with a...
Salvors Prevent 2.6M Tonnes Of Hazardous Cargo Pollution
Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) provided 186 services to vessels carrying 2.6M tonnes of potentially polluting cargo and fuel during operations in...
Yenisey Unload 4,600 Tons Of Oil Pipes On Ice
Two ships at the same time docked in the thick sea-ice of the Yenisey River to deliver construction parts to Russia's biggest Arctic project,...
Wirana Enters Shipowning With Double VLCC Swoop
Cash buyers in the ship recycling sector are well aware of the fortunes to be made by extending the trading lives of vintage tankers...
Resource Conflict Likely to Expand As World Heads Into ‘Low-Cooperation Era’
The world faces risks ‘both wholly new and eerily familiar,’ the Global Risks Report 2023 warns. Dangers include geoeconomic confrontation, climate change and divisive competition for...
Preem Inked Time-Charter Agreement With Sirius Shipping
Sweden fuel company Preem has signed a time-charter agreement with Sirius Shipping for its eco-friendly tanker to supply green feedstock and renewable commodities, says...
30% Of The Planet Will Be Protected By 2030!
Right now, 17% and 10%, respectively, of the world's terrestrial and marine areas are protected, as reported by Sky News.
New agreement
A new agreement reached...