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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

Features. International Viewpoints. Opinions. September 8, 2022

Empty container problem intensifies, reports Sea-Intelligence

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Sea-Intelligence revisited its analysis of the eventual normalisation of supply chains and the potential impact on empty container flows. The underlying data for this model comes […]

Features. International Viewpoints. September 1, 2022

Container shipping profits will drop by 80% in 2023/24: HSBC report

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A downcycle is unavoidable for container shipping in 2023-24 and profits will fall by 80%, a report by HSBC Global Research forecasts. After two years of […]

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