Opinions

“I would like to thank, sincerely, IMO Member Governments, the shipping industry and all stakeholders, including shippers and the fuel oil supply industry, for their efforts […]

It is important that the government initiates discussion with all stakeholders and work on these main areas, which is required to achieve Sri Lanka’s maritime aspirations. […]

Large port construction and development programmes across Asia will boost terminal facilities for container ship operators   by Rebecca Moore Governments throughout the region are helping to […]

Global limit on sulphur in ships’ fuel oil reduced from 01 January 2020 A global regulation that will substantially reduce harmful sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions from […]

Shipping and fisheries are a major source of marine litter, and Norway has considerable knowledge in this area. A new global project to prevent and reduce […]

The following paper presented by the author at the BIT’s 8th Annual World Congress of Ocean-2019, Xiamen, China recently. We are reproducing the paper with permission. […]

Despite the damage caused by the 2008 financial crisis, banks – both traditional and shadow – have returned to the business of trading financial assets underpinned […]

Tariffs imposed by the United States on China are economically hurting both countries, UNCTAD warnes in a new paper released The study, Trade and Trade Diversion Effects […]

We at UNCTAD have a favourable collaboration with the maritime industry and anchor our work on the development of least developed countries to strengthen and transform […]

The report notes that the industry’s operating landscape appears to have shifted to a new paradigm contrasting with the reality of over a decade ago. Maritime […]