Paints and coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel says its performance data has revealed that, over the past 10 years, over 41 million tonnes of CO2 have been saved with Intersleek 1100SR, and the coating has slashed ship fuel bills by $8bn. The real-world performance data is compiled from ships applied with the international brand Intersleek 1100SR. AkzoNobel […]
Last week (18 May 2023), professionals from various disciplines within the maritime industry came together to celebrate International Day for Women in Maritime, hosted and sponsored by OCIMF, Trinity House, Maritime UK, and WISTA UK. This year, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) event focused on “empowering women” and addressing the need for gender diversity in the industry. Maritime […]
More than 100 women leaders have registered as speakers on the new Maritime Speakers Bureau platform since it was launched less than a month ago. The platform was created by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA International) in Geneva. Its purpose is to encourage women in maritime to […]
Campaigners are calling for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to classify the small plastic pellets known as nurdles as marine pollutants and impose stricter controls on how they are handled, after a series of devastating spillages. So-called nurdles are lentil-sized pieces of plastic – used as building blocks for most of the plastic items produced […]
Thirty women from maritime administrations across the globe have completed the first ever Leadership Accelerator Programme (LEAP) run by Maritime SheEO, designed to equip women with leadership skills. Following the success of the first iteration, IMO has committed to sponsoring another group of future women leaders in the second half of this year. The programme, […]
The UK government’s latest gender pay report shows women in the UK were paid 90p for every £1 earned by a man. This pay disparity broadens even further in shipping, where data collated by maritime recruitment experts Spinnaker shows the salary gap of average earnings per hour is now approximately 40 per cent. This remains […]
The IMO Assembly has adopted a resolution proclaiming an International Day for Women in Maritime, to be observed on 18 May every year. The day aims to celebrate women in the industry. It is also intended to promote the recruitment and retention of women in the maritime sector, raise the profile of women in maritime, strengthen the IMO’s […]
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) is supporting the call for the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee to adopt a clearer target of zero greenhouse gases (GHG) by 2050 – without delays. The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is proposing a resolution on zero emissions by no later than 2050 and […]
The secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Kitack Lim, and the director-general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Rider, have issued a joint statement (Circular Letter No.4204/Add.42) calling for port and coastal states to facilitate the prompt disembarkation of seafarers for medical care as a matter of “life or death”; to prioritise seafarers […]
An international project designed to help reduce marine plastic litter from maritime transport and fishing sectors is off to a successful start, after 30 countries from five global regions (Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific) get on board. The GloLitter Partnerships Project has been implemented by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and […]
Various low- and zero-carbon marine fuels will allow shipping to meet its emissions targets, but more work is needed to address availability, safety and other issues says the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The state-of-play of low and zero-carbon fuel options to ensure shipping’s path to decarbonisation was set out in an online symposium earlier in […]