UN sustainable development goals

Digitalization and efficiency can help shipping achieve its goals

During an ABS event at the London International Shipping Week in early September, experts highlighted that the shipping industry needs to develop new maritime technologies that will assist in meeting its targets towards decarbonization by 2050.

Opening the event, UK Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani noted that shipping is the most affected transport sector by shifting geopolitical trade, and technological trend. For this reason, the UK maritime industry is making efforts to establish cleaner and...

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18 women’s thoughts for an exciting career in shipping

The global movement for gender equality and women’s empowerment has broken new ground in recent years, making headlines in all sectors and in maritime industry as well. Implementing strategies and initiatives that enable the industry to embrace the gender diversity is critical nowadays more than ever!

This year, IMO called on everyone in the maritime world and beyond to get onboard, dedicating the World Maritime Day to ‘Empowering Women in the Maritime Community’ as the powerful theme day...

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World Maritime Day 2019: Supporting gender equality

On 26 September, the global maritime community celebrates the annual World Maritime Day, under the theme “Empowering Women in the Maritime Community“. Gender equality has been recognized as one of the key drivers to enhance diversity and therefore efficiency in the business world, and especially in the male-dominated shipping sector.

Gender equality has been recognized as one of the key platforms on which people can build a sustainable future. It is one of the 17 goals that underpin the UN’s...

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‘Getting to Zero’ coalition initiative launched

Maersk and Port of Antwerp, supported by IAPH, launched a new joint initiative, called ‘The Getting to Zero Coalition’, aiming to a commercially viable zero-emission vessel industry for ships operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030.

The new initiative unites shipowners, port providers, ports and technology innovators with the goal of achieving zero emissions. Recently, IMO’s Sec-Gen highlighted the importance of zero-emissions ships to be more commercially attractive.

The initiative is in...

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MAN Energy Solutions participates in Getting to Zero Coalition

Aligning with the UN Climate Action Summit, MAN Energy Solutions informed that it took part in a new climate grouping, dedicated to developing zero-emission vessels by 2030. The ‘Getting to Zero Coalition’ is a collaboration between the Global Maritime Forum, the Friends of Ocean Action, and the World Economic Forum.

The ‘Getting to Zero Coalition’ includes various industry players, such as equipment manufacturers, shipowners, energy companies and fuel providers, financial institutions, ports,...

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UN launches 2019 Sustainable Development Goals report

The UN launched the ‘Sustainable Development Goals 2019’ focusing on the progress that has been made from the day that the 2030 Agenda was set; The report answers whether, being 10 years away from 2030, makes the world ready to deal with sustainability and changes and whether the 13 SDGs have been achieved.

The coming years will be a vital period to save the planet and to achieve sustainable, inclusive human development

… highlights António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Overal...

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Wilhelmsen, maritime stakeholders discuss reduce and reuse of plastic

Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) conducted a meeting gathering major stakeholders of the maritime sector, discussing, sharing knowledge and expertise on how to reduce marine pollution of all kinds, mostly focusing on land-based activities.

The meeting focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life below water.

To deal with plastic waste, WSM have enforced a new criteria in their vendor selection process earlier this year. Vendors supplying spare parts, stores and consumables will be...

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‘Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet’ the World Maritime theme for 2020

After focusing on the empowerment of women in the maritime community this year, the IMO Council selected “Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet” as the World Maritime theme for 2020, in a bid to raise awareness of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The IMO Council, meeting for its 122nd session at IMO Headquarters in London on 15-19 July, endorsed the theme, following a proposal by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim.

I believe that this theme will provide flexibility...

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Businesses can boost accomplishment of SDGs

During a forum hosted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), participants discussed how quality infrastructure plays a crucial role in the delivery and implementation of the United Nation’s (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Specifically, Quality Infrastructure is the collective term for Standardization, Testing and Measurement, Certification and Accreditation.

The Chair of ISO Technical Committee for occupational health and safety management (ISO/TC283),...

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How illicit trade impedes UN Sustainable Development Goals

The Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) examined how illicit trade impedes the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, noting that despite the recognition of international trade as an important means to achieve the SDGs, insufficient attention has been given to the substantial impact that illicit trade has on  holding back progress.

In an official report issued on 18 July in Geneva, TRACIT and UNCTAD  map the 17 UN SDGs...

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