The 9th annual World Ocean Summit will be returning in-person this March in Lisbon, Portugal. The event will welcome 200 speakers and 2,000 participants over three days.
19 Nov 2020 - Draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been approved by IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).
23 Oct 2020 - Since its launch, with only four founding members in June 2020, the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety has been actively expanding with new members joining.
22 Oct 2020 - SDG Knowledge Platform - During the inaugural Ocean Stewardship Annual Review, CEOs addressed five "tipping points" for a healthy and productive ocean.
24 Sept 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of shipping as the most reliable, efficient and cost-effective method of transporting goods internationally.
8 Jun 2020 - A ground-breaking Global Industry Alliance (GIA) has been launched to tackle two of the most pressing environmental issues of our time – invasive species and greenhouse gas (G
13 Mar 2020 - Little attention has been given to greening ferries, which remain reliant on carbon intensive and dirty diesel technologies. Now that's finally beginning to change.
1 Aug 2019 - This industry has started to move towards sustainability, including cutting GHG emissions and sulphur content of fuel oil and the new Ballast Water Convention.
30 Jul 2019 - NPR - There are signs that the status quo is changing and a new fuel could make cargo ships among the cleanest transport methods on Earth.
27 Mar 2019 - A major five-year IMO-UNDP-GEF project to address bioinvasions by organisms which can build up on ships’ hulls and other marine structures launched.
29 Nov 2018 - GloFouling Partnerships: A new collaboration between the GEF, UNDP and IMO to address bioinvasions through ships’ hulls and other marine structures
Hosted by the Government of Jamaica, with the IOM; UNDP; GEF; SPREP; Government of Croatia; Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosecurity; Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST).
