20 SEPT 2025 IMO responds to criticisms of its net zero strategy with the Secretary General backing the member states to approve the regulation in next month’s extraordinary meeting. International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez said he is confident that the UN body will approve the net zero …
Read More »AHEAD OF IMO MEETING, CRITIQUES OF NET-ZERO FRAMEWORK EMERGE
20 SEPT 2025 Following the Trump administration’s pointed criticism of the IMO’s net zero greenhouse gas framework, a growing chorus of voices from industry are proposing to relax the terms of the agreement, which was tentatively approved at MEPC 83 five months ago. On Thursday, a group of large shipowners …
Read More »BREAST CANCER OFTEN RETURNS – BUT WE MAY HAVE A NEW WAY TO STOP IT
20 SEPT 2025 Following nearly 30 percent of successful breast cancer treatments, tumors return, claiming 685,000 lives worldwide every year. Now, we may have a new method for significantly reducing those recurring cases. A study led by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania shows that actively targeting dormant tumor cells …
Read More »ABS CHIEF WARNS OF DISCONNECT BETWEEN IMO AMBITIONS AND MARITIME REALITY AS NET ZERO FRAMEWORK FACES CRITICAL VOTE
19 SEPT 2025 As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approaches a critical October vote on its Net Zero Framework, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki has delivered a stark warning about the growing disconnect between regulatory ambitions and industry realities. “Shipping and the IMO are on different trajectories. There …
Read More »SHIPPING INDUSTRY RISKS MISSING 2030 ZERO-EMISSION FUEL TARGET DESPITE HISTORIC IMO FRAMEWORK
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 …
Read More »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 …
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