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Friday, November 15, 2024
A French Navy warship escorts a CMA CGM containership in the Red Sea. Photo courtesy French Forces
Defense

UN Report Sounds Alarm on Global Maritime Security Gaps

A groundbreaking new report from the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is raising the alarm over a fragmented and insufficient

1 hour ago
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Monday, November 11, 2024
COP29: Countries Endorse Global Carbon Market Framework
Environment

COP29: Countries Endorse Global Carbon Market Framework

By Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett BAKU, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on

November 11, 2024
Total Views: 776

Monday, September 23, 2024
Flags of countries at the United Nations' Headquarters, Manhattan, New York.
Environment

Maritime Industry Leaders Call for Global Action on Decarbonization at UN General Assembly

At the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, maritime business leaders and cargo owners issued a joint statement urging immediate action on maritime

September 23, 2024
Total Views: 569

Monday, July 1, 2024
nuclear icebreaker convoy
News

New Fuel Restrictions for Ships in Arctic Fall Short, Green Groups Say

LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – Ships sailing through Arctic waters will no longer be able to use or carry heavy bunker fuel oil under a United Nations

July 1, 2024
Total Views: 910

Tuesday, May 21, 2024
A DoD-contracted driver transports humanitarian aid across the Trident Pier before entering the beach in Gaza May 19, 2024. U.S. Army Photo
Defense

UN to Use US-Built Pier for Halted Gaza Aid Deliveries

By Michelle Nichols and Idrees Ali UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – The United Nations has planned new routes within the Gaza Strip to

May 21, 2024
Total Views: 1209

Monday, March 25, 2024
US Navy photo of Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) barge
Navy

UN Secretary-General Dismisses Gaza Pier Plan

By Nafisa Eltahir (Reuters) – The only effective and efficient way to deliver heavy goods to meet Gaza’s humanitarian needs is by road and

March 25, 2024
Total Views: 2564

Monday, March 11, 2024
Humanitarian aid for Gaza is loaded on a platform next to a rescue vessel of the Spanish NGO Open Arms at the port of Larnaca, Cyprus March 11, 2024. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

Gaza Aid Ship Waiting to Sail from Cyprus as Charity Builds Jetty

LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) – By Yiannis Kourtoglou and Stamos Prousalis A ship carrying tonnes of food for Gaza remained docked in

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 1196

Thursday, January 4, 2024
containership
Shipping

UN Security Council Members Call for Houthis to Stop Attacks on Shipping

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Members of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday called on Yemen’s Houthis to halt their attacks

January 4, 2024
Total Views: 1350

Tuesday, December 12, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Delegates stand near flag posts at the Dubai's Expo City after attending the World Climate Action Summit, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya./File Photo
Shipping

Proposed COP28 Climate Deal Calls for Transition Away from Fossil Fuels

By Valerie Volcovici, Gloria Dickie and William James DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The COP28 Presidency released a proposed text of a final

December 12, 2023
Total Views: 765

Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Sand-dredging ships with Chinese flags are seen in the waters off the Taiwan-controlled Matsu islands, January 28, 2021. Picture taken January 28, 2021.
Environment

Sand Dredging is ‘Sterilizing’ Ocean Floor, UN Warns

GENEVA, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Around 6 billion tons of marine sand is being dug up each year in a growing practice that a U.N. agency said is

September 5, 2023
Total Views: 2619

Monday, June 26, 2023
IMO Chief Urges Decisive Action at Environment Talks
Environment

IMO Chief Urges Decisive Action at Environment Talks

LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) – Countries must take decisive action at talks aimed at accelerating decarbonisation in

June 26, 2023
Total Views: 492

Tuesday, June 20, 2023
ocean plastic trash
Shipping

UN Adopts Landmark High Seas Treaty

After nearly two decades of negotiations, the UN’s 193 Member States have adopted a legally binding marine biodiversity agreement covering two thirds of

June 20, 2023
Total Views: 1384

Friday, June 16, 2023
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
News

U.N. Human Rights Chief Urges Clamp-Down on People Smugglers After Shipwreck

GENEVA, June 16 (Reuters) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for countries to clamp down on people

June 16, 2023
Total Views: 758

Monday, May 29, 2023
Second U.N.-Facilitated Shipment Of Russian Fertilizer From EU Reaches Africa
Shipping

Second U.N.-Facilitated Shipment Of Russian Fertilizer From EU Reaches Africa

VILNIUS, May 29 (Reuters) – A second shipment of Russian-origin fertilizer facilitated by the United Nations’ World Food Programme has

May 29, 2023
Total Views: 1576

Saturday, April 22, 2023
farmer spreads nitrogen fertilizer on his wheat field
Shipping

Latvia Releases Russian Fertilizer As U.N. Looks To Save Ukraine Grains Deal

VILNIUS, April 22 (Reuters) – A first batch of Russian fertilizer which Latvia seized last year is being shipped to Kenya by the United

April 22, 2023
Total Views: 3185

Thursday, April 6, 2023
Former Euronav VLCC Departs China on FSO Safer Oil Removal Mission
Shipping

Former Euronav VLCC Departs China on FSO Safer Oil Removal Mission

The former Euronav Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) that the UN purchased as part of a mission to prevent a catastrophic oil spill in Yemen’s Red Sea has

April 6, 2023
Total Views: 5689

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Aerial view of a container ship
Shipping

Global Goods Trade Softening from 2022’s Record Level

By Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) — International commerce soared to a record of $32 trillion in 2022, but goods trade growth is expected to increase by only

March 23, 2023
Total Views: 699

Sunday, March 5, 2023
RoRo vessel whale fluke.Credit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia Reseach Via NOAA
Environment

Nations Secure U.N. Global High Seas Biodiversity Pact

By David Stanway March 5 (Reuters) – Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a

March 5, 2023
Total Views: 1340

Sunday, February 26, 2023
Houthi Port
Ports

First Container Ship Carrying General Cargo In Years Docks At Hodeidah Port

HODEIDAH, Yemen, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A container ship carrying general commercial goods docked at Yemen’s main port of Hodeidah for the

February 26, 2023
Total Views: 17685

Tuesday, September 20, 2022
FSO Safer Yemen
Accidents

Brink of Catastrophe: The Netherlands Pledges Additional Funds for FSO Safer Rescue Effort

The Netherlands’ Government says it is pledging an additional $7.5 million to the UN for the salvage of the floating oil storage tanker FSO Safer in the

September 20, 2022
Total Views: 8393
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