- CALL FOR ENTRIES -The Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) is delighted to announce the2018 Maritime Award of the Americas“Sustainable and efficient ports for port-city prosperity”Organized by the S/CIP in collaboration…
What’s in YOUR Stack?An industry forum on the rapidly changing "airscape" for ship emissionsDecember 11, 2018 – A complimentary industry forum will be hosted by California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) and the North American Marine Environment Protection Association…
United Nation’s International Maritime Organization Secretary-General to Keynote Maritime Heritage Conference in Singapore in March 2019Secretary-General Kitack Lim to address more than 300 international leaders at inaugural Congress held at Resorts World SentosaSINGAPORE, 10 December 2018 – Underscoring the importance of…
Ocean Health Index releases seventh annual assessment of global ocean healthSOURCE: Phys.OrgRead original article here. Today the Ocean Health Index (OHI) released its seventh assessment of global ocean health. Like the previous two years, the 2018 average score for our oceans…
Biofouling initiative launchedSOURCE: Vessel Performance Optimisation (VPO Global)Read original article here. An initiative to target the transfer of aquatic species via ships’ hulls has been launched.The GloFouling Partnerships project, which is a collaboration between the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United…
U.S. Court Upholds Ban on Mexican Seafood Imports to Save VaquitaSOURCE: The Maritime ExecutiveRead original article here. BY MAREX 2018-11-28 16:32:29The U.S. Court of Appeals has again sided with conservationists and upheld a four-month-old ban on the U.S. importing Mexican shrimp and other…
Inaugural World Congress on Maritime Heritage Set for March 2019SOURCE: The Maritime ExecutiveRead original article here.BY MAREX 2018-11-21 15:17:20The inaugural World Congress on Maritime Heritage, co-organised by the Consortium for International Maritime Heritage (CIMH) and Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), will be held…
Kitack Lim Wins Second Term at the Helm of IMOSOURCE World Maritime NewsRead original article here.Kitack Lim has been given a second four-year term as Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).Namely, the IMO Council agreed to renew Lim’s…
Decarbonisation by 2050 is possible, finds reportRead full article here. Source: Vessel Performance OptimizationCO2 emissions from transport including shipping could reach zero by 2050 without radical changes in technology, finds a new report by The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC).According to the…
For Immediate ReleaseInaugural World Congress on Maritime Heritage Kicks Off at Resorts World Sentosa in March 2019More than 300 international leaders, industry professionals and researchers across government, maritime, shipping, heritage, archaeological and ocean conservation communities will gather in Singapore for the…