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Features. International Viewpoints. November 29, 2022

UNCTAD Calls for Investment in Maritime Supply Chains

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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 […]

Features. International Viewpoints. November 29, 2022

Asia Remains World’s Leading Maritime Cargo Handling Centre – UNCTAD

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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 […]

Features. International Viewpoints. Opinions. November 3, 2022

Fewer seafarers, higher inflation – where are ship operating costs heading?

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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 […]

Features. International Viewpoints. November 1, 2022

Rules on ship carbon intensity and rating system enter into force

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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) […]

Features. International Viewpoints. Opinions. October 13, 2022

Port optimisation through trade and technology

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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 […]

Education. Features. International Viewpoints. October 11, 2022

Dumping of sewage sludge at sea to be prohibited worldwide

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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 […]

Education. Features. Opinions. October 1, 2022

Hybridisation for Decarbonising

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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 […]

Features. Nilantha Ilangamuwa. Opinions. Terminals. September 26, 2022

Sri Lanka: Ports as a Premier Bunker Oil Supplier

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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.

Features. International Viewpoints. Kitack Lim. Opinions. September 21, 2022

“Super-Year’ For the Ocean

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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 […]

Features. International Viewpoints. Opinions. September 14, 2022

Safety, legal and facilitation aspects of autonomous shipping discussed

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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 […]

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