A group of Denmark's leading transport companies have joined forces on an ambitious project to develop an industrial-scale production facility for sustainable fuels for road, maritime and air transport in the Copenhagen area. The companies - Copenhagen Airports, A.P. Moller - Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS and Ørsted - envision a first-of-its-kind hydrogen and e-fuel … [Read more...]
Interview: World Ocean Council President, Paul Holthus, on Sustainable Development in Shipping
Gibraltar Shipping is Gibraltar’s premier maritime portal, featuring key interviews, updates and news. This story is republished with permission. Interview by Paul González-Morgan, Editor of Gibraltar Shipping Paul Holthus is the Founding President & CEO of the World Ocean Council (WOC), a non-profit organisation responsible for industry leadership and … [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean Recognized in Top 100 of World’s Most Sustainable Companies
Royal Caribbean Cruises announced Thursday that the company has been ranked among the top 100 companies in the world for its sustainability reporting and performation by being added to the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index. The NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index serves as a benchmark of companies that are taking a leadership role in sustainability … [Read more...]
Shipowners Stress Their Role in Delivering Green Growth
Today in Rio de Janeiro at a high level ‘Oceans Day' event during the United Nations ‘Rio+20' Summit on Sustainable Development, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) presented the views of the world's merchant shipowners on delivering green growth. On behalf of ICS, the principal international trade association for shipowners, representing over 80% of the … [Read more...]
Vessel Information Sharing Can Save Fuel
The following article originally appeared on MDA.gov, a resource of the National Maritime Domain Awareness Coordination Office, which is responsible for coordinating efforts within the U.S. government to promote the safety and security of the global maritime domain. The Creating Climate Wealth Summit took place May 3-4, 2011 at the Nationals Park Conference Center in … [Read more...]