The Importance and Services of Marine Ecosystem The marine environment is an essential component of the global life-support system. Oceans cover 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface and provide […]
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Specifically, the IMO aims to reduce shipping’s carbon intensity by at least 40% by […]
Navigational officers onboard commercial vessels must be familiar with several International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions and regulations, which are designed to ensure the safe and efficient operation of ships […]
Featured Image Credit: OceanCare, By Eva Gruber Oceans are full of sound. Waves, earthquakes and calving icebergs all contribute to the underwater soundscape. But so do human activities, and this […]
Seafarer abandonment Abandonment affects real people, often leaving them in a desperate plight. Loss of wages impacts the seafarer and their family. Health may suffer and there may not be […]
Global shipping regulator the UN International Maritime Organization has adopted a U.S. proposal to increase protections for endangered whales from deadly ship strikes off the California coast. The proposal, adopted […]
Amendments to the Facilitation Convention adopted to enhance digitalization in shipping. The amendments adopted at the Facilitation Committee (FAL 46) session, which met 9 to 13 May, are expected to […]
Since the introduction of steel-hulled vessels, water has been used as ballast to stabilize vessels at sea. Ballast water is pumped in to maintain safe operating conditions throughout a voyage. This […]
IMO is marking five decades of the London Convention, adopted in 1972 to protect the oceans from dumping of wastes. The Convention was updated in 1996 by the London Protocol, […]
Shipping – which transports about 90% of global trade – is, statistically, the least environmentally damaging mode of transport when its productive value is taken into consideration. For example, the […]
