Lam sets course for green and smart ports

Hong Kong will bild green and smart ports to further enhance its status as an international maritime center, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung said.

IAPH and International Chamber of Shipping bring clean energy mariine hubs to COP28

At the recent COP28 Shaping the Future of Shipping summit organised by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in Dubai on 10 December with over 300 maritime industry CEOs, government ministers and NGOs present, IAPH President and Hamburg Port Authority CEO Jens Meier called on ports to actively collaborate with each other on knowledge sharing between themselves and the maritime community to accelerate decarbonisation.

Sea Cargo Charter to align with new emission goals

The Sea Cargo Charter (SCC) will significantly revise its reporting ambition, aligning its trajectory with emission reduction goals in response to the IMO revised greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy adopted during MEPC80 in July 2023.

Cop: Shipping industry updates decarbonisation pledges

Shipping industry participants have announced new or updaed initiatives within the Green Shipping Challenge – aimed at lowering carbon emissions in shipping – at the Cop 28 UN climate summit.

IMO ‘will thrive in delivering its full agenda’, says next secretary-general

Arsenio Dominguez Velasco has been confirmed as the next secretary-general of the IMO with attendees at this week’s IMO Assembly endorsing the Panamanian who will take on the role in exactly one month’s time.

Green Power: Tristan Smith says 2023 was a game changer for the IMO. Now comes the tricky bit

“The next 18 months marks a crucial period in deciding if the International Maritime Organization can succeed with its drive for cleaner,
greener ships.”

An equitable and just transition to low-carbon shipping

The twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change provides an opportunity to assess progress in decarbonization efforts in the shipping sector and adds further momentum to carbon reduction actions