Opinions

The port sector is critically important in the fight against COVID-19 as gateways of precious supplies. by Max Schwerdtfeger The COVID-19 pandemic is causing the world […]

IMO Secretary-General stresses vital need to maintain commerce by sea and protect seafarers’ welfare in face of coronavirus shut down. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has issued […]

A mission can only be accomplished, when plans envisaged would unfold rightly and goals envisioned would be attained in due course, that will help complete the […]

Due to limitations of the restricted water basin size and water depth in the existing port which was built over 130 years ago during the British […]

“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. […]