Decarbonization and human factors

Apo Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA, delves into the evolving landscape of the shipping industry, emphasizing the imperative of addressing human factors in relation to decarbonization and digitalization as new industry realities.

Maersk transports 3% of containers using green fuels in 2023

AP Moller Maersk carried over 660,000 teu last year on vessels using green fuels last year.

GPHA rolls out initiiative to tackle climate change

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has embarked on an initiative to create a sustainable environment and effective waste management.

IMO confident net zero pathway will be finalised by next year

On the first day of a series of critical meetings at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that will shape the world’s first global decarbonisation plan for any industry sector, Secretary General, Arsenio Dominguez, said nothing now could stop new regulations from being agreed.

Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far

Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (WMO) on Tuesday shows.

Climate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO

The state of the climate in 2023 gave ominous new significance to the phrase “off the charts.”

Bellona meets with Arctic Council officials on black carbon and alternative energy in the polar region

As new environmental priorities fill the agenda of the Arctic Council under Norway’s leadership, Bellona met last week with its chair, Morten Høgland, to discuss battling climate change in the earth’s most vulnerable and rapidly heating region.

Global temperatures breached critical 1.5°C warming threshold for first time over 12 month period

The global average temperature in January 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels for the month, meaning the planet has breached the 1.5°C benchmark for the past 12 months.

Port Decarbonization Survey: Trends and Lessons Learned

Port Decarbonization Survey: Trends and Lessons Learned provides insights to help ports, community stakeholders and policymakers, among others, work collectively on reaching decarbonization targets.