Ocean Transportation

Maersk Wants to Take Down Global Food Loss

April 25, 2018

Maersk and Rockstart, a European startup accelerator, have partnered in an initiative called FoodTrack to foster startups with ideas for tackling global food loss.

Will Livestock Exporters Release Unedited Footage?

April 19, 2018

Maritime Executive

RSPCA Australia has called for the immediate public release of unedited footage taken of conditions aboard the livestock carrier Maysora last week.

Liquid Nitrogen and Heat System Could Meet Emissions Rules for Shipping

April 17, 2018

Maritime Executive

Perryman Technologies is developing what it believes is the marine power source of the future — a source of powering marine engines that does not rely on combustion and does not result in any harmful emissions.

World Shipping Industry Agrees to Reduce Carbon Emissions 50 Percent by 2050

April 17, 2018

Industryweek

Members of the UN International Maritime Organisation last week struck a deal to halve carbon dioxide emissions from shipping by 2050 in a deal that will force the industry to redesign fleets.

Customs Regs: A Necessary Evil, or The Key to Competitive Advantage?

April 9, 2018

How those burdensome Customs rules and regulations imposed on importers and exporters can make companies more competitive and efficient.

Maritime Regulator Seeks to Overcome Deep Divisions on Shipping Emissions

April 5, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

The world’s top maritime regulator faces deep political divisions as it tries to map out a plan at meetings in London this week to cut carbon emissions across the shipping industry.

It's Possible to Decarbonize Shipping by 2035, Report Says

April 2, 2018

Maritime Executive

Deployment of all currently known technologies could make it possible to almost completely decarbonize maritime shipping by 2035, according to a new report published by the International Transport Forum at the OECD.

Can Maersk Transform Itself Into an Integrated Service Provider?

April 2, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Philosophies that underlie the management of global container-shipping lines seem to come and go with the tides.

Ocean Economy Will Be Worth $3Tr by 2030, U.K. Report Says

March 22, 2018

Supply Management

The U.K. needs a long term plan to capitalize on the growing opportunities provided by marine sector, government advisors have said.

Ship Owners’ Multibillion-Dollar Quandary: Buy Cleaner Fuel or a Fuel Cleaner?

March 21, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

The owners of 60,000 cargo ships are bracing for tighter emissions rules that are forcing them to make a multibillion-dollar choice: Start buying cleaner-burning fuel or invest in a device that treats the ship’s exhaust before letting it out.

Ocean Transportation

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