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IAPH welcomes inclusion of port-related infrastructure and equipment in MEPC 83 compromise

AJOT Newsroom | April 14, 2025 | Maritime

IAPH welcomes the agreement reached last Friday at the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the package of new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction regulations known as the “IMO net-zero framework”.

Descartes April Global Shipping Report: March U.S. container imports show strong growth despite escalating tariffs

AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released its April Global Shipping Report for logistics and supply chain professionals.

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AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2025

Unprecedented global agreement gives shipping clarity on critical next step to decarbonization

Following a contentious and difficult debate, the IMO reached an agreement on a measure to be finalized and adopted in October. The measure establishes a GHG fuel standard and framework that, if adopted, will require continuous reductions in GHG fuel intensity beginning in 2028 with ongoing reductions over the next two decades. IMO is poised to move forward on a topic that has evaded legally binding standards in many other fora for decades.

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AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2025

IMO Climate Agreement shipwreck misses targets and betrays most vulnerable

As International Maritime Organization (IMO) negotiations crucial to climate action by the global shipping sector close today, the Clean Shipping Coalition slammed IMO member states for falling far short of the UN body’s own 2030, 2040 and 2050 climate targets and failing the people and regions most vulnerable to climate change.

Atlantic Shipping emissions cut agreed, but IMO scrubber ban delayed

AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2025 | Maritime

As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) closes today, the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes member states’ approval of a proposal for a new North-East Atlantic emission control area, scheduled to enter into force in 2027, which will lower emissions from ship operating in the region, including in the Arctic. Emission Control Areas (ECAs) are designed to reduce atmospheric pollutants from ships by requiring more stringent controls on fuels and engines.

Trump’s escalating tariffs threaten to reverse US import boom

Reuters | April 10, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

U.S. container imports rose 11% year over year in March, continuing this year's outsized monthly gains, but U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating tariffs are dimming the outlook for later this year, trade executives said.

Install Wind Challenger hard sail propulsion systems on LNG carrier serving Tokyo Gas

Kongsberg Discovery on board with One Ocean Expedition for ambitious, year-long research voyage

AJOT Newsroom | April 10, 2025 | Maritime | Technology

Kongsberg Discovery has helped transform the 111-year-old, three-masted sailing ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl into a state-of-the-art research vessel for the upcoming One Ocean Expedition, departing from Bergen, Norway, on 11 April.

Pacific Environment calls for leadership during International Maritime talks

AJOT Newsroom | April 10, 2025 | Green Shipping | Maritime

Voyaging to perfection: the ongoing evolution of NavStation

AJOT Newsroom | April 10, 2025 | Maritime | Technology

How do you take the industry’s ‘ultimate planning tool’ and improve it?

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AJOT Newsroom | April 10, 2025

Sallaum Lines now serving Port of Brunswick

Sallaum Lines, a global leader in Roll-on/Roll-off shipping, is now serving the Port of Brunswick, Ga.

WSC welcomes Executive Order on revitalizing U.S. maritime industry

AJOT Newsroom | April 10, 2025 | Maritime

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Reuters | April 10, 2025

Trump signs executive order seeking to revitalize US shipbuilding

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at reviving U.S. shipbuilding and reducing China's grip on the global shipping industry, vowing to boost funding for the effort in coming years.

US exits carbon talks on shipping, urges others to follow

The United States has withdrawn from talks in London looking at advancing decarbonisation in the shipping sector and Washington will consider "reciprocal measures" to offset any fees charged to U.S. ships, a diplomatic note said.

Panama Canal Administrator hosts U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth during official visit

The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, visited the Panama Canal during his official trip to the Republic of Panama. Additionally, Hegseth will participate in the Central American Security Conference (Centsec, 2025), also hosted by Panama.

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AJOT Newsroom | April 09, 2025

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