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Shaping shipping’s sustainable future: A quest beyond green fuelsA future where shipping no longer imperils people, oceans and the climate is one mariners dream of. But what does a transition to sustainable shipping really mean? -
China enters a new low-sulphur shipping eraEstablishing emission control areas has prepared China for global sulphur restrictions, but challenges remain.
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Southeast Asia is the world's bilge dumping hotspot—what can be done to stop ships discharging waste oil?Transport
Southeast Asia is the world's bilge dumping hotspot—what can be done to stop ships discharging waste oil?
Satellite images have revealed the illegal discharge of waste oil and sludge from ships to be a daily occurrence in Indonesia, while Southeast Asia's biodiverse waters suffer more from the problem than anywhere. What can be done to stop the destructive practice of bilge dumping? -
China must ‘leap over Oil Age’ to meet climate challengeWith stronger policies, China could peak its oil consumption in 2025, report finds.
Shipping Opinion
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Envisioning a blue recovery– The impact of the Covid-19 crisis is global, and national recovery efforts must be globally focused to seize shared opportunities. Nowhere is this more evident than in the global domain that unites us – the ocean. -
Healthy oceans: Keeping Asia and the Pacific afloat– Asia-Pacific's waters, and the people, food systems and fish stocks that depend on them, are under threat. Saving the region's oceans requires collaborative efforts, better data and transboundary ocean management. -
Amazon’s electric trucks: US$20 billion turning point for sustainable shipping– The American retail giant announces its purchase of 100,000 electric trucks from US electric-vehicle startup Rivian as part of its effort to eliminate the carbon footprint of the company by 2030.
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