China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), BHP and DNV signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on industry value chain greenhouse gas (GHG) management.

Following a significant 45% fall in the number of passengers embarking and disembarking in EU ports in 2020 (compared with 2019), 2021 was more positive, with data showing a partial recovery. 

“The cure for burnout is not self-care. It is all of us caring for each other. We can't do it alone. We need each other,” said authors and sisters, Emily and Amelia Nagoski, during a dedicated TED talk, at a time when latest figures show 52% of all workers are feeling burned out globally. 

Maersk entered a green methanol partnership with Carbon Sink. This is Maersk’s 8th such agreement in the efforts to accelerate global production of green methanol.

Greece’s shipping ministry informed that two Greek-flagged vessels seized by Iran in May have been released after months of negotiations between the two sides.

Singapore plans to invest additional SGD129m in low-carbon energy research in 2022, in order to support vital enablers of Singapore energy transition.

A report of the MCG Redundancy and Retraining Bursary Fund, published yesterday, showed that in total 105 seafarers who lost work due to Covid-19 were granted help with the cost of training. At least half of them have secured another job in maritime.

The "Intelligent Drones for Port and Highways Technology" (InDePTH) project, which is part of the "Future Flight Challenge Phase 3" programme, has received government backing, thanks to new funding available via research agency UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to help achieve a vision for UK’s future drone economy.

In the margins of COP27, the European Commission announced an additional 10 million euro for a project to reduce international shipping’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that seven foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during October 2022 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.