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Investment flows to developing Asian countries to fall

Investment flows to developing Asian countries to fall up to 45%

August 3, 2020

FDI to developing economies in Asia, hit hard by the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, are projected to decline by up to 45% in 2020.

Singapore government stimulating job market

Singapore ramps up job support amid economic crisis

August 3, 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Singapore government has been ramping up job support measures.

hydrogen council

Major maritime players join Hydrogen Council

July 31, 2020

CMA CGM, NYK Line and Port of Rotterdam has joined the Hydrogen Council, a global CEO-led coalition working to enable the global energy transition through hydrogen.

carbon emission methane

Limiting CO2 emissions is not enough, methane must also be reduced

July 30, 2020

Methane is the second most abundant anthropogenic greenhouse gas after CO2 and its warming effect is 28 times greater per kilogram than that of CO2.

Drastic measures needed now for crew change

Drastic measures needed now for crew change

July 29, 2020

The delay resulting in crew remaining on board for 12 to 17 months is compromising the safety of crew, ships, and cargoes.

Maersk initiative to accelerate progress to net zero future

Maersk, shippers start initiative to accelerate progress to net zero future

July 29, 2020

Nine leading businesses launch new initiative to accelerate progress to a net zero future.

free trade prevents hunger

Free trade can prevent hunger caused by future shifts in climate patterns

July 28, 2020

Liberalization of world trade can relieve these world hunger.

colombo port SAGT

SAGT becomes first Sri Lankan terminal to join TradeLens

July 27, 2020

A major step towards digitizing manual, time-consuming processes powered by blockchain technology will offer greater ease of doing business across the supply chain.

carbon emission real time monitoring

Coalition uses AI, satellites to monitor carbon emissions in real time

July 27, 2020

This collaboration aims to track human-caused emissions to specific sources in real time, independently and publicly.

improvement in port capacity utilization

WPSP Barometer confirms improvement in port capacity utilization

July 25, 2020

The latest IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer indicated overall improvement in capacity utilization.

NEWS

lost large ships

41 large ships are lost worldwide in 2019

July 24, 2020

political tension shipping industry

Political tensions cloud shipping’s horizon

July 23, 2020

pandemic safety risk of shipping industry

Pandemic threatens long-term safety of shipping industry

July 22, 2020

EU carbon border tax

EU carbon border tax could be next disruptive force in global trade

July 21, 2020

crew change crisis

300,000 seafarers trapped at sea

July 21, 2020

The world’s forests are valued at US$150 trillion

The world’s forests are valued at US$150 trillion but not for long

July 20, 2020

Global tourism sector set to lose US$1.2 trillion

Global tourism sector set to lose US$1.2 trillion due to pandemic

July 17, 2020

OPINIONS

China and a deficit of trust

China’s dangerous race to create a new world order

China rewrites history to suit its political purposes

Taiwan, Transparency, COVID-19

COVID-19: After initial cover-up, Chinese government engages in PR blitz, medical diplomacy

COVID-19: If China is more transparent

COVID-19: The new Chernobyl

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