SINGAPORE, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Commodities trader Trafigura on Friday proposed a carbon levy of $250-$300 per tonne of carbon-dioxide (CO2) equivalent on shipping fuels to make zero and low carbon fuels more economically viable and competitive. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) wants to halve the sector's greenhouse gas output by 2050 against 2008 levels. If left … [Read more...]
Is Today World Maritime Day Or Maritime Fail Day?
Today is World Maritime Day, and a search of Google News reveals that the IMO has failed during what - because of the fact that more than 300,000 seafarers are currently stranded onboard ships - maybe the most important World Maritime Day ever. They have failed because not one major publication has, so far, picked up on the story. World Maritime Day is a United Nations … [Read more...]
Does The IMO ‘Intend’ To Do Nothing At All?
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In the fifteen years of running gCaptain, we have reached out to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), several times and even traveled to their beautiful London headquarters to stop by (uninvited) and introduce ourselves. We have also offered to help report on their important issues. But we never really hear back from them. Being a … [Read more...]
IMO FAIL – Forbes Drills Deep Into The Wakashio Salvage Efforts
by John Konrad (gCaptain) According to a new report by Forbes, M/V Wakashio salvage and oil recovery efforts are failing on many fronts. These failures have resulted in deaths, environmental destruction, regulatory mission creep, gender imbalance, disregard for human health, and massive protests on the island of Mauritius and at embassies worldwide. And much of the blame lies … [Read more...]
Watch An IMO ‘Expert’ Give Mauritius The Worst Advice Ever
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Last week Forbes contributor Nishan Degnarain, continued his penetrating coverage of the Wakashio oil spill by questioning statements made by the IMO’s top adviser, Matthew Sommerville, in Mauritius. Today video emerged of a town meeting where Sommerville provides advice to local authorities. Advice which one maritime expert calls “utterly … [Read more...]