Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou receives IMO’s Gender Equality Award
LONDON : Ms. Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou former President of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA International), has been selected as the recipient of the first-ever IMO Gender Equality Award. The IMO Council,
IMO opens 33rd Session of the IMO Assembly
LONDON : IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has opened the 33rd Session of the IMO Assembly (A 33), which is meeting at IMO Headquarters in London from 27 November – 6 December 2023. The Secretary-General
Bolloré Logistics launches SEAalternative,biofuel solution for ocean shipments
PUTEAUX (FRANCE): Bolloré Logistics launches SEAalternative, an offer to reduce carbon impact of ocean shipments thanks to the use of biofuel, aiming to meet International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations for a 70% reduction in ocean
Container ship coatings: on the road to net zero
OSAKA : Marine coatings have a role to play in reaching net zero, says Nippon Paint Marine Technical Director Hirokazu Kaji. Decarbonisation is a key priority across the entire shipping industry, but as one
IMO marks 50 years of marine environment protection, MARPOL
LONDON : IMO marks 50 years since the MARPOL Convention was adopted. Ships today must take measures on board to stop sewage, garbage and operational waste entering the sea without restriction – and ships
WCO and IAPH launch Guidelines on Cooperation between Customs and Port Authorities
ABU DHABI : The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) released the Guidelines on Cooperation between Customs and Port Authorities on the occasion of the IAPH 2023
Kale Logistics says 30% of ports not ready to meet IMO’s January 2024 digital mandate
MUMBAI : Kale Logistics Solutions has published a readiness survey of 200 ports that revealed 30% are not prepared to adopt the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO’s) Maritime Single Window (MSW) mandate, which becomes compulsory
ClassNK releases white paper “Pathway to Zero-Emission in International Shipping – Understanding the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy”
TOKYO : ClassNK has released a white paper “Pathway to Zero-Emission in International Shipping – Understanding the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy –”. In July 2023, the IMO adopted the “2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of