19 sept 2025 Despite this year’s breakthrough agreement on the International Maritime Organization’s Net Zero Framework, the shipping sector remains off track to meet its 2030 climate target of having 5-10% of international shipping fuels come from scalable zero-emission sources, according to a new progress report released today. The fourth …
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ITF LONDON STAFF START FIRST-EVER STRIKE AGAINST THE UNION FEDERATION
18 SEPT 2025 The unionized office staff of the International Transport Workers’ Federation, represented by the union Unite, has taken the unusual step of going on strike against their union employer. More than 100 workers at the London headquarters walked off the job on Monday, September 15, and are saying …
Read More »AI TOOL LAUNCHED TO DETECT MISDECLARED AND DANGEROUS GOODS IN CONTAINERS
18 SEPT 2025 The latest tool in the fight against misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods in containers is being launched by the World Shipping Council in its Cargo Safety Program. The industry-led initiative is using a new AI-powered screening tool in an attempt to identify the dangers that are a …
Read More »DO YOUR KNEES ‘CLICK’? HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS, AND WHEN TO SEE A DOCTOR
18 SEPT 2025 It’s a quiet morning. You lace up your shoes, step outside and begin a brisk morning stroll. But as you take those first few steps, there it is, a faint grinding noise, almost like the crunch of gravel underfoot, except … the sound is coming from your …
Read More »WARNINGS OF RECENT SPIKE IN OFF-SPEC MARINE FUELS INCLUDING VLSFO IN EUROPE
17 SEPT 2025 There are renewed quality concerns for the most popular marine fuels, and especially for very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) used by many vessels to meet emission requirements. A range of sediments and impurities raises concerns not only of accelerated wear but also clogs and failures of …
Read More »INSURERS MUST PLAY A ROLE IN ERADICATING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AT SEA
16 SEPT 2025 Marine insurers must take an active role in eradicating sexual misconduct at sea, delegates at the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) annual conference in Singapore heard today. Moderating the Legal & Liability Workshop, Charles Fernandez, Chair of the IUMI Legal & Liability Committee, called on the …
Read More »WSC WARNS 11 PERCENT OF CONTAINERS HAVE SAFETY ISSUES
15 SEPT 2025 The issues of mis-declared or improperly packed cargo in containers are again being highlighted in new data from the World Shipping Council. The trade group reports based on port state inspection data that the number of containers found with potential safety issues has risen to more than …
Read More »FACING THE FUEL FACTS ABOUT LNG
14 SEPT 2025 The current drive to decarbonize the maritime industry strikes me as a similarly important and dramatic change to that which Malcom McLean organized with his sailing of the Ideal X in 1956. The almost unbelievable growth we have seen in international trade, sparked by the now ubiquitous …
Read More »NOBODY LIKES YOUR POOP: HOW TO HANDLE NO. 2 OUTDOORS RESPONSIBLY
13 SEPT 2025 If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight. Aside from personal inconvenience, why is this such a big deal? Human fecal contamination is a public health concern in natural …
Read More »CAFFEINE IN YOUR BLOOD MAY AFFECT BODY FAT AND DIABETES RISK, STUDY SHOWS
12 SEPT 2025 The levels of caffeine in your blood could affect the amount of body fat you carry, a factor that in turn could determine your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Those are the findings of a 2023 study that used genetic markers to establish …
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