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Cargo ships have consistently increased in size over the last 25 years, but what are the largest container ships in the world? Container ships have increased […]

UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2022, an annual comprehensive review of global maritime transport, warns that the maritime sector will require greater investment in infrastructure and […]

UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2022:  Facts and Figures on Asia and The Pacific The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development releases today the Review […]

Demand for seafarers is still on the rise, while increase in supply is expected to be weaker in the future. At the same time, consumer price […]

IMO regulations to introduce carbon intensity measures enter into force on 1 November 2022. Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) […]

Efforts are being made to establish digitalisation in port operations, significant progress has been made in the Saudi region. by Jasleen Mann At the Saudi Maritime […]

Amendment to treaty on dumping of waste at sea will remove sewage sludge from list of wastes which may be given dumping permit. ​The amendment to […]

Jasleen Mann of Ship Technology explores how a hybrid propulsion system can help make vessels flexible and able to adapt to future technology developments. Technology group […]

Lest we forget, this whole idea of ​​becoming South Asia’s maritime hub did not happen overnight – it was a decades-long approach of bringing together the public and private sectors to achieve maritime strategic objectives – a holistic, joined-up industry approach.

Following excerpts adapted from the speech by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at the International Marine Debris Conference, Busan, Republic of Korea on 19 September 2022 The […]