Twenty more maritime companies have signed up for the Maritime Singapore Green Pledge to signify their commitment towards promoting greener shipping in Singapore, joining 40 others that have already signed the pledge so far.

Given the poor quality of fuel on which many ship engines currently run, the global shipping industry has been pilloried recently for its poor emissions performance.  Now, it has an opportunity to assist in shore-side emissions reduction by once...

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has highlighted its progress in four work streams aimed at improving shipping sustainability, covering finance, technology uptake, material management and ratings schemes.

The Colombian port of Santa Marta became the world’s first port outside Europe to receive the label Ecoport, certified by Lloyd’s Register and awarded by the European Foundation ECO SLC.

   

Leading classification society ClassNK and maritime software company NAPA have announced that Taiwan-based Wan Hai Lines Ltd has chosen ClassNK-NAPA GREEN ship efficiency software for use on WAN HAI 516, a 4680 TEU vessel delivered by CSBC in...

OK, so the ports sector is not necessarily going to welcome all new environmental regulation from Europe with open arms – but surely ports can at least draw comfort from knowing they are operating on a level (green) playing field with their...