NAMEPA Sea Worthy News: June 2021
Check out NAMEPA Sea Worthy News for the month of June! This month we look at balancing commerce and conservation!
Inside the E, the S and the G: What it Means for Maritime
On June 8th, World Ocean Day, NAMEPA and Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) teamed up to present how the maritime industry is addressing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs. Joe Hughes, Chairman & CEO of Shipowners Claims Bureau (The American Club)…
The U.S. and IMO Move to Decarbonize the Maritime Industry
The Biden Administration have proven their commitment to climate change in the first months of being in office. Part of this included rejoining the Paris Climate Accord and proposing the American Jobs Plan. Both actions require significant reductions in greenhouse…
Shipping’s Latest Love Affair—Dry Bulk
Shipping is a dynamic industry that changes with the tides, rising and falling with the waves, constantly responding to the ever-changing needs of the world market. The dry bulk sector comprises 21% of the world’s merchant fleet delivering grains, concrete…
One World, One Ocean. NAMEPA honors World Ocean Day
In 2008, the United Nations declared June 8th as World Ocean Day in order to recognize the vital human connection with the ocean and the value it provides to all life on Earth (First Post, 2021). It is also a day to raise awareness about the need to protect the ocean and the responsibility each individual has on maintaining…
Two Competing Solutions, One Urgent Threat
There’s little question that plastic pollution is amounting to critical damage in the marine environment. According to the Ocean Conservancy, 8 million metric tons of plastic enter our ocean every year. Change is necessary. Governmental action is necessary. However, the effective method of…
WINNERS OF “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future” ART CONTEST ANNOUNCED
WESTON, CT- June 9, 2021 Two grand prize winners and 10 finalists have been selected from 179 entries in the 2021 “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future” calendar art contest sponsored by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association…
In Honor of World Ocean Day NAMEPA and Fairfield Chemical Carriers Invite All to Join in June 8th Waterway Cleanup
June 4th, 2021: The North American Marine Protection Association (NAMEPA) is teaming up with their corporate member, Fairfield Chemical Carriers to co-host a multi-location clean up in honor of World Ocean Day. On June 8th from 1:00-3:00pm, volunteers from NAMEPA…
NAMEPA Sea Worthy News: May 2021
This month NAMEPA celebrates Safety at Sea! Don't forget to check out this month's newsletter. Topics include tankers and their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, seafarers & the COVID-19 vaccine, a firsthand experience in a maritime academy, and NAMEPA's spring…
Seaworthy News – Maritime Education Provides an Important Gateway for Students to Work in the Shipping Industry
To an outsider, the maritime industry can often seem a daunting, foreign and rather archaic industry. For students in maritime education programs, the maritime industry opens up to them after they graduate, and it is not foreign or daunting at all. While rare, it is possible for…