Seaworthy News: Fall 2020
Check out our Fall 2020 Newsletter! This edition included topics on sustainable energy, transparency, fostering relationships between students and ships, and upcoming events.
NAMEPA Announces New Member P Ship Systems
Innovative and Extraordinary Efforts to Preserving the Marine Environment November 24, 2020–– Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), announced Wednesday that P Ship Systems Ltd., has become a corporate member…
Maritime SheEO: Creating the next generation of female maritime leaders
The First Maritime SheEO Conference theme is Diversity and Sustainability: The Business Case. NAMEPA Co-Founder and Executive Director, Carleen Lyden Walker, will leverage her experience as a marketing and communications professional in the commercial maritime industry. Register here
Communication in Covid Times: Fostering a Unique Relationship Between Students and Ships!
With all the challenges 2020 has brought the global community from school and business closures to restrictions in travel including seafarers essentially trapped onboard their ships, NAMEPA is immensely proud to have played a role in keeping spirits up and communication…
NAMEPA and Girl Scout Troop give back to their community!
NAMEPA’s education and outreach team presented “Talking Trash” to local Girl Scout Troop 50440 of Newtown, CT. Participants learned about the origin of waterborne trash, how long items persist in the environment, effects on aquatic organisms and the ecosystem. After a…
Sea Cargo Charter Increases Transparency Within Shipping Industry
The Global Maritime Forum announced the creation of a Sea Cargo Charter in October. The Sea Cargo Charter brings together a group of the world's biggest energy, agriculture, mining and commodity trading companies, increasing transparency and awareness in the shipping industry by assessing and disclosing their shipping activities' climate alignment…
Port of Los Angeles Bans Trucks that Do Not Meet Emission Standards
The shipping industry is a vast network. It ties people, organizations, and companies together through the products it transports all around the world. If it were a web, ports would be the centers that connect the threads. Ports are incredibly…
Cargill Helps Bring Wind Power to Commercial Shipping
Cargill announced its partnership with BAR Technologies and with naval architect, Deltamarin, to bring wind propulsion technology to commercial shipping. As the industry searches to find ways to meet 2030 and 2050 goals set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), innovative steps are necessary,…
The Race for Sustainable Strategies and the Nuclear Option
As the maritime industry moves its way into the decade, the race to find ways of reaching complete decarbonization not only continues, it intensifies. Not only do those in the maritime industry have to contend with the current IMO regulations, but they also…
Sail Training International Annual Conference
NAMEPA Education and Outreach Director, Lisa Piastuch, is a member of the Sail Training International’s Blue Flag Internal Panel, which functions with the support and approval of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). The panel's task is to evaluate vessel annual…