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Regulating Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) has implications for safety, legal and facilitation instruments under the purview of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The first session […]

Maritime’s role in the international telecommunications network Ships do more than carry nearly 90% of trade across the globe. They are also integral to the telecommunications […]

There was a four-fold increase in the number of containers lost overboard during 2020 – 2021 compared to the previous two-year. According to figures from the World […]

by Fotini Tseroni Containerships can reduce fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions by 14 per cent on a per voyage, a new study has found. […]

The science is clear: The ocean is seriously degraded. Here are 10 ways you can help turn the tide. by United Nations Development Programme The ocean is […]

Port management has implications for economic growth, crisis response efforts, environmental protection and gender equality. If you’ve never lived near a port or worked in one, […]

“The IMO community is highly committed to tackling climate change,” IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim says, in an interview for Making Waves: The Future of Shipping, a news-style […]

The Suez Canal, blocked by a giant container ship that ran aground on Tuesday, is the quickest sea route between Asia and Europe and about 15% […]

by Beth Maundrill It is no secret that 2020 was a challenging year for ports and all those involved in the supply chain but there is […]

Following excerpts from the Opening address by the author as the Secretary-General of IMO to the  First FIN-SMART Roundtable on Financing Sustainable Maritime Transport by Kitack […]