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Maersk Join Forces With Industry Peers And Customers To Develop LEO

29 October 2019

A.P. Moller – Maersk alongside with Wallenius Wilhelmsen, BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. and, Marks & Spencer to explore LEO – a blend of lignin and ethanol – that could be part of the future solution for sustainable shipping.

From the phone, tablet or computer you are reading this on, to the fruit you eat, the trousers you wear or the car you drive, around 80% of the goods you use every day are delivered to you by sea.

Shipping accounts for 2-3% of global CO2 emissions, a proportion...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/maersk-join-forces-with-industry-peers-and-customers-to-develop-leo/

MSC Creates Mobile Game To Raise Awareness On Sustainability In Shipping

21 October 2019

MSC is pleased to announce the launch of a first-of-its-kind shipping game: The Sea Rider. Available on the Apple Store (for iOS) or Google Play (for Android) for everybody, the game provides fun, engaging entertainment for the users, who can navigate a giant container ship, collect coins and gather points.

While featuring MSC’s green fleet including some of the world’s largest container ships and the actual MSC global network of some 200 ocean services worldwide, the game also provides insights...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/msc-creates-mobile-game-to-raise-awareness-on-sustainability-in-shipping/

Is the Shipping Sector Ready for a Sustainable Future?

20 October 2019

BNP Paribas’ Nicolas Parrot warns the global shipping industry has just a few months to comply with new air quality rules and wonders if the sector is ready to navigate and finance a more sustainable future, reports Business Green.

IMO Regulations: Check on Sulphur emissions

As the world’s climate emergency enters unchartered waters, industries are being forced to adapt quickly. The new IMO regulations prompt a need for shippers to slash their sulphur emissions by an estimated nine million tons...

http://mfame.guru/is-the-shipping-sector-ready-for-a-sustainable-future/

Sustainable Freight Procurement Tools Support Companies To Reduce Climate Impact

10 September 2019

Smart Freight Centre and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released the Smart Freight Procurement (SFP) Guidelines, and BSR released the Sustainable Freight Procurement (SFP) Framework. These tools will enable organizations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollutants through their freight transport and logistics procurement.

Our economies benefit from international trade – estimated by the WTO at 19 trillion dollars in 2018 or 23% of global GDP. This...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/sustainable-freight-procurement-tools-support-companies-to-reduce-climate-impact/

Panama Canal & UN Environment Join Forces On Sustainable Development And Climate Action

29 July 2019

Representation Image – Credits: micanaldepanama.com

The Panama Canal and UN Environment signed a cooperation agreement today to join efforts on sustainable development and combatting climate change.

Signed by the Administrator of the Panama Canal Jorge L. Quijano and the Regional of UN Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean Leo Heileman, the agreement includes the exchange of experiences and knowledge, the development of programs and research in areas of shared interest, and human...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/panama-canal-un-environment-join-forces-on-sustainable-development-and-climate-action/

IMO Selects World Maritime Theme For 2020: “Sustainable Shipping For A Sustainable Planet”

23 July 2019

Image Credits: imo.org

“Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet” has been selected as the World Maritime theme for 2020. This will provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and showcase the work that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its Member States are undertaking to achieve the targets.

The IMO Council, meeting for its 122nd session at IMO Headquarters in London, endorsed the theme, following a proposal by IMO...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-selects-world-maritime-theme-for-2020-sustainable-shipping-for-a-sustainable-planet/

CMA CGM White Shark Successfully Refuels With Sustainable Marine Bio-Fuel Oil In Rotterdam Trial

25 March 2019

IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, CMA CGM, the GoodShipping Program and the Port of Rotterdam are pleased to announce the successful refuelling on Saturday, March 23rd of the CMA CGM WHITE SHARK with sustainable marine bio-fuel oil.

The test, which represents a major step for the decarbonisation of ocean freight, saw the companies work together in a first-of-its-kind partnership for the shipping industry.

The CMA CGM WHITE SHARK, a 5,095 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) container vessel, was...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/cma-cgm-white-shark-successfully-refuels-with-sustainable-marine-bio-fuel-oil-in-rotterdam-trial/

BMW 1st Automobile Company To Join Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative

21 March 2019

German automaker BMW Group has recently become the first automobile worldwide to join the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI)which was Launched in March 2018 by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative, reports the Economic Times.

SRTI is an independent platform that aims to improve measures transparency and awareness relating to the issue of ship recycling.
The move signals the BMW Group’s commitment to more sustainable organisation of transport logistics, the company said in a release.

BM...

http://mfame.guru/bmw-becomes-the-1st-automobile-company-to-join-ship-recycling-transparency-initiative/

IKEA, CMA CGM & The GoodShipping Program Join Forces To Test Sustainable Marine Bio-Fuel Oil

12 March 2019

World Premiere: IKEA, CMA CGM and The GoodShipping Program join forces to test sustainable marine bio-fuel oil

IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, CMA CGM, the GoodShipping Program and the Port of Rotterdam have today announced they will cooperate in a first of its kind partnership to test and scale the use of sustainable marine bio-fuel oil.

The test will commence with a landmark bunkering of the marine bio-fuel oil on a CMA CGM container vessel on March 19th, representing a major step towards the decarbonisation of ocean freight.

The test is being facilitated by the GoodShipping Program, a sustainable...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/ikea-cma-cgm-the-goodshipping-program-join-forces-to-test-sustainable-marine-bio-fuel-oil/

India Endorses Growth Of Blue Economy In Sustainable, Inclusive And People-Centric Manner

27 November 2018

Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that Blue Economy is very crucial for India’s economic development. The Minister left for Nairobi today to attend the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference. The conference is being organized by Kenya, with Canada and Japan as co-hosts. Shri Gadkari will address the conference tomorrow.

Representation Image – Credits: wikimedia.org

Shri Gadkari said India has...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/india-endorses-growth-of-blue-economy-in-sustainable-inclusive-and-people-centric-manner/

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