The nature of work at sea is different from that of employment ashore due to the intensive and all-consuming work environment on ships and the long […]
Careers at Sea: Exploring Seafarer Motivations and Aspirations
IMO welcomes UN resolution on keyworker seafarers
UN General Assembly Resolution calls for seafarer key worker designation and implementation of crew change protocols; IMO Secretary-General urges priority vaccination. The United Nations General Assembly […]
COVID-19 cuts global maritime trade, transforms industry
The pandemic has sent shockwaves through global maritime transport and laid the foundations for a transformed industry and associated supply chains. UNCTAD expects a return to […]
Future of Container Ships: 50,000 TEU Container Vassals in the future?
Currently there are vessels sailing close to the 22,000 TEU mark. This is something that was unimaginable 10 or 15 years ago. I’m not saying that […]
Handling Dangerous Goods In The Wake Of The Beirut Explosion
The blast that killed hundreds of people in the Lebanese port of Beirut earlier in August has left many wondering what could have been done to […]
Seafarer mental health: lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic
“Getting the crew back on land and at the same time providing remote support is essential ” With 800,000 still affected, the plight of seafarers is […]
Former IMO Secretary-General Dies
Mr. William A. O’Neil, Secretary-General Emeritus of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has died in the United Kingdom, aged 93. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim expressed his […]
Safe Ports: Law, Theory, Practice Under Conditions Of The Covid-19 Pandemic
The following empirical study originally published in the latest issue of the “LEX PORTUS” journal where the two experts offered the insights on how to manage […]
Decarbonization of shipping and sustainable COVID-19 recovery
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 […]
What are the Alternative Energy Sources for Ships?
There are more than 60,000 ships in the world, which engines emit almost 2.5% of the world’s greenhouse gases. by Hannes Lilp Hydrogen or battery technologies? […]