Η ναυτιλιακή βιομηχανία συμβάλει σημαντικά στην ευημερία των κοινωνιών παγκοσμίως, καθώς μέσω θαλάσσης μεταφέρεται περίπου το 90% του παγκόσμιου εμπορίου.
Ειδικότερα τα πλοία μεταφοράς χύδην ξηρού φορτίου (Dry Bulk Carriers) συμβάλλουν σημαντικά στο παγκόσμιο εμπόριο, καθώς μεταφέρουν απαραίτητα αγαθά, όπως βασικά είδη διατροφής και πρώτες ύλες.
Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, η Διεθνής Ένωση Πλοιοκτητών Ξηρού Φορτίου (INTERCARGO) δημιούργησε ένα σύντομο βίντεο, το οποίο παρουσιάζει τη μεγάλη...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) has announced it has signed onto the UN Global Compact, in which companies and organizations vow to act as good corporate citizens. The Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
Signatory companies commit to support and implement the UNGC’s ten principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. They also commit to strategic actions to advance broader societal...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/k-line-signs-up-to-global-good-citizen-compact/
The environmental crisis is most challenging than ever, with the seas being warmer than at any point in the human history and life underwater is facing many threats. Thus, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 “Life Under Water” establishes a wide-ranging goal to “conserve and sustainably use the world’s oceans, seas and marine resources”.
The severity of the environmental crisis is demonstrated by the plight of perhaps the single most important marine ecosystem: coral reefs.
Reefs play an...
https://safety4sea.com/commercial-fishing-plastic-major-part-of-environmental-crisis/
In fact, the OIC is searching for initiatives that are transferable, sustainable and applicable, offering grants rating from $50.000 to $250.000.
With plastics and...
https://safety4sea.com/ocean-innovation-challenge-to-boost-un-sdgs/
On 11 February, the global community celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, aiming to defy gender bias and defeat discriminations that holds women and girls back in STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering and Math) fields.
Achieving equal participation in science for women and girls is a key step to achieve gender equality, in line with the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN Sustainable Development Goal 5.
Th...
https://safety4sea.com/cm-women-in-science-day-reminds-us-the-need-of-women-in-workforce/
Currently, there are many human rights risks during the lifecycle of a...
https://safety4sea.com/maritime-industry-should-focus-more-on-human-rights/
While there is a general acknowledgement of the importance of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among organizations, there is room for more concrete action to take place in support of the SDGs if these are to be achieved by 2030, says a recent study by UK-based PwC. In general, ‘climate action’ was high on the agenda for most companies, but ‘life below water’ was identified as less important.
In its largest analysis of published reporting on the UN Sustainable Development...
https://safety4sea.com/organizations-can-do-more-to-support-un-sdgs-says-new-study/
The signatory ports include Copenhagen Malmö Port, Swedish ports of Helsingborg, Gothenburg and Stockholm, Faxaports (Iceland), Danish ports of Aarhus and Esbjerg, Finnish Port of Helsinki, Port of Torshavn in Feroe Islands and Norwegian Port...
https://safety4sea.com/10-nordic-ports-issue-declaration-on-sustainability/
The Former UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, highlighted that the shipping industry has to focus on achieving the targets set in the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda and fight climate change, going against unilateralism.
Mr Ban applauded IMO’s efforts on tackling climate change, including the adoption of the initial IMO GHG strategy, as well as the Organization’s work, including capacity building, to promote a safer, more secure and more environment-friendly shipping industry.
Mr...
https://safety4sea.com/former-un-sec-gen-shipping-should-unite-to-tackle-unilateralism/
Namely, the MoU covers a wide range of technical cooperation areas,...
https://safety4sea.com/spain-imo-ink-mou-to-provide-technical-assistance/