BIMCO concerned about inclusion of int’l shipping in European Green Deal

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has expressed concern with the plan to include international shipping in decarbonization efforts under the recently published…

Ti report identifies top 5 threats to supply chains

External threats to supply chains have received considerable attention following well-publicized natural disasters, terrorist action, piracy and cyber attacks. A new report by Transport…

Maersk partners with industry peers and customers to develop low-carbon fuel

A.P. Moller-Maersk has formed a coalition that will explore LEO—a blend of lignin and ethanol—as a potential part of the future solution for sustainable…

Capacity, investment crunch in Asia’s airports needs to be addressed—ACI

Airports Council International (ACI) is calling for an increase in capacity and investment in airports in Asia-Pacific to enhance the socioeconomic benefits aviation provides…

Maersk targets zero-carbon shipping by 2050

Integrated container logistics company A.P. Moller-Maersk has announced a goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, which it says can be achieved if carbon-neutral…

World Bank to lend mayors $4.5B for climate change initiatives in their cities

The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and the World Bank Group announced a new partnership that will provide technical and financial…

UN: Global economy on upswing, improvement more widespread

The world economy has experienced an upturn in 2017 and is now growing by about 3%—the highest growth since 2011—as crisis-related fragilities and the…

Shipping industry needs new ship designs, technologies to achieve CO2 goals

The shipping industry recently concluded that the sector will need to design ships differently and be more technologically innovative to reach world climate goals…