Shipping

• 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 ›
• 25 February 20 BIMCO demands the 4th IMO’s GHG study to be based on realistic economic growth Overview BIMCO has proposed that the Fourth International Maritime Organization (IMO) Greenhouse Gas Study does not include unrealistically high gross domestic product (GDP) growth projections to predict future transport demand – and thereby emissions... Read more ›
• 24 February 20 Coronavirus disease 2019 – International Maritime Organization(IMO) urges no unnecessary delays to ships 20/02/2020 Following reports received regarding the impacts on the shipping industry of the sudden and rapid outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), IMO has issued a Circular Letter advising the Member States and others on implementation... Read more ›
• 17 February 20 Kurt Bodewig visits the Port of Civitavecchia “The BCLink project is a virtuous example to bring to the attention of the European Commission” The 27 November 2019, the president of the Port Authority System of the Central and Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, Francesco Maria di Majo, received the European Coordinator for Motorways of the Sea, Kurt Bodewig, at... Read more ›
• 04 February 20 Coronavirus global health emergency – IMO issues advice to the Member States, seafarers, and the shipping industry Coronavirus global health emergency – IMO issues advice to the Member States, seafarers, and the shipping industry. Full details here: ​   Public Health Emergency of International Concern ​The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the... Read more ›
• 30 January 20 Raising the Bar for Effective Enforcement: IMO’s 2020 Global Sulphur Cap The International Maritime Organization’s 2020 Global Sulphur Cap Regulation came into effect as of 1 January 2020, limiting sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships operating outside designated emission control areas to O.5O%... Read more ›
• 23 January 20 Is it a man’s world? – Gender and leader roles in maritime Is it a man’s world? – Gender and leader roles in maritime   Title: Is it a man’s world? – Gender and leader roles in maritime Author(s): Vedenpää, Leena Date: 2019 Language: en Pages:... Read more ›
• 18 January 20 STEERER project: Paving the way towards zero-emission waterborne transport STEERER, a new project to deliver a clear commitment to reaching zero-emission waterborne transport by the latest 2050.   Waterborne transport enables nearly 90% of international trade, 76% of the external EU trade and 40% of... Read more ›
• 13 January 20 “BClink: MOS for the future” project; an integration between the logistics chains of the ports of Civitavecchia and Barcelona In December 2017 a co-financing was granted by the European Commission for the “BClink: MOS for the future” project, for an integration between the logistics chains of the ports of Civitavecchia and Barcelona.  ... Read more ›