19 11, 2022

U.S. announces several major green shipping initiatives in support of the Green Shipping Challenge

By | 2022-11-19T17:38:48+00:00 November 19th, 2022|Shipping|

The U.S. Government has announced several initiatives in support of the Green Shipping Challenge, which encourages governments, ports, and companies to commit to transitioning to more environmentally sustainable methods of shipping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Green Shipping Challenge was organized by the U.S. and Norway as part of [...]

18 07, 2022

Shipping might be about to get slower. Here’s why

By | 2022-07-18T23:08:53+00:00 July 18th, 2022|Shipping|

If you’ve read about the upcoming shipping regulations from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), then you already know that it has set a target for the shipping industry to achieve zero emissions by 2050. Earlier this month, a bill was introduced in U.S. Congress to reduce the amount of carbon [...]

17 07, 2022

Clean Shipping Act aims to clean up ocean shipping

By | 2022-07-17T22:07:18+00:00 July 17th, 2022|Legislation, Shipping|

A new bill was introduced in Congress last week that aims to tackle the enormous amount of pollution generated by the ocean shipping industry. Introduced by Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and cosponsored by Congresswoman Nanette Barrigan (CA-44), the Clean Shipping Act aims to eliminate pollution from all ocean shipping companies [...]

1 07, 2022

How the war in Ukraine has disrupted trade and logistics and increased shipping costs worldwide

By | 2022-07-01T12:10:47+00:00 July 1st, 2022|Shipping, Studies and Reports|

The war in Ukraine is seriously impacting the trade and logistics of Ukraine and the Black Sea region, according to a new study released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The issues at a glance: Shipping costs are rising Fewer grain shipments over longer distances lead [...]