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• 09 July 20 Call for Papers – Special JOMA Issue: Beyond Covid-19: The Future of Maritime Transport   This special issue will focus on insights on maritime safety and security issues, the socio-economic and political impact of the crisis across the maritime sector, and in general the future of maritime transport... Read more ›
• 02 July 20 Motorways of the Sea webinar presented the Detailed Implementation Plan with a round table discussion on shaping the European Maritime Space 01 July 2020 Dear stakeholders, on behalf of the entire MoS team, I like to thank you for your participation in our webinar “Shaping the policy of a European Maritime Space – The Future of... Read more ›
• 17 June 20 EU Innovation Fund: one of the world’s largest funding for innovative low-carbon technologies Innovation Fund Policy The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies. The Innovation Fund focuses on: Innovative low-carbon technologies and processes in energy intensive industries, including... Read more ›
• 04 June 20 Realizing zero-emission waterborne transport to the benefit of future generations, European Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport REALIZING ZERO-EMISSION WATERBORNE TRANSPORT TO THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS European Partnership on zero-emission waterborne transport Brussels, 02 June 2020 A partnership comprising key players within the European waterborne transport sector, working together within the... Read more ›
• 01 June 20 Short-terms effects of the coronavirus outbreak: what does the shipping data say? Written by: Abudi Zein Article No. 48   It is too early to gauge the full economic and trade effects of the Coronavirus... Read more ›
• 27 May 20 The first annual EU report on CO2 emissions from maritime transport related to the European Economic Area (EEA) The European Commission has published the first annual report on CO2 emissions from maritime transport. The report analyses the CO2 emissions and energy efficiency information of all the ships over 5,000 gross tonnage, which performed maritime... Read more ›
• 22 May 20 Decarbonizing Shipping: What role for flag states? The International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states agreed in 2018 “to reduce the total annual GHG   emissions by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008” as part of the “initial IMO Strategy on... Read more ›
• 16 April 20 How shipping, including short sea shipping, compares favourably to other modes of transport on CO2 emissions Several studies show that the CO2 emissions from deep sea and short sea shipping compare favourably to other modes of transport. In almost all situations, emissions from sea borne transport are much lower than... Read more ›
• 30 March 20 IMO should lead the maritime transport amid the Covid19 pandemic and take immediate measures to ensure the transport of the essential goods 30 March 2020, by Reza Karimpuor According to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the international shipping industry is responsible for the carriage of around 90% of world trade (in volume). According to the International... Read more ›
• 23 March 20 Carnival offers its cruise ships as temporary hospitals With the continued spread of COVID-19, Carnival Corporation and its brands are calling on governments and health authorities to consider using cruise ships as temporary healthcare facilities to treat non-COVID-19 patients. As part of the... Read more ›