Study identifies 15 key pain points facing women at sea
A study based on interviews with 115 female seafarers identifies 15 key “pain points” – or challenges – facing women at sea. The study is the first step in a project being
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New initiative on seafarers’ human sustainability
Maritime medical services provider Vikand Solutions LLC and a number of other maritime stakeholders have launched the Seafarers’ Human Sustainability Declaration. The declaration aims to recognize and improve how the global maritime
Decarbonization on center stage at Global Maritime Forum summit
Shipping decarbonization has been very much in focus in the run up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), being held in Glasgow, October 31-November 12. Ahead of
Seafarer vaccination rates still low
The Global Maritime Forum says that data provided by leading ship managers indicates that only 15.3% of seafarers have received COVID-19 vaccinations and that the crew change crisis continues to get worse.
U.S. joins Denmark and Norway to lead new push for zero-emission shipping
Here’s another sign that the Biden administration is all on board with tougher shipping decarbonization goals. The governments of the United States, Denmark and Norway, along with the Global Maritime Forum and
Shipping leaders in new move to resolve crew change crisis
In a worldwide call to action to end the unprecedented crew change deadlock caused by COVID-19, over 300 companies and organizations have joined forces to help resolve what has become a humanitarian
Top charterers agree to disclose shipping climate footprints
Adding to the pressures on ship operators to reduce GHG emissions from their fleets, a group of some of the world’s most significant charterers of vessels have signed a commitment to assess
Price tag for decarbonizing shipping: $1 trillion
At least $1 trillion of capital investment in land-based and ship-related infrastructure will be needed to achieve the IMO target of reducing world shipping’s total greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50%
Singapore to host next Global Maritime Forum summit
DECEMBER 10, 2018 — The Global Maritime Forum – an international not-for-profit organization committed to shaping the future of global seaborne trade – has chosen Singapore as the venue for its next
Industry leaders sign call for action on shipping decarbonization
OCTOBER 4, 2018 — The chief executives of Euronav, Cargill Ocean Transportation and Gaslog are among a group of 34 CEOs and industry leaders brought together by the Global Maritime Forum that