Allard Castelein, President and CEO of Port of Rotterdam, talks to Leadership Insights about the complex web of stakeholder projects underway to prepare Europe’s busiest container port for a digitalised, decarbonised future.
To serve as many ports and customers as possible, as efficiently as possible, international ocean carriers often share space on vessels. Vessel sharing benefiting the EU is regulated through the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), which expires in April 2024 and is now under review by the European Commission’s DG COMP.
Five industries representing more than 50% of global emissions need stronger international collaboration to deliver reductions in line with the Paris Agreement, according to the first report from a new group aiming to reshape major charter markets and accelerate development of green fuels and technologies.
This summer, the German shipping association (VDR) announced that it will encourage its members to change their shipping routes to protect endangered sperm whale populations in the Mediterranean and Indian ocean.
ICS discusses the effects of growing interest in Scope-3 emissions and the capacity for the shipping industry to co-operate and innovate in the face of new scrutiny.
In the latest Leadership Insights webinar, held jointly by the Asian Shipowners’ Association and the International Chamber of Shipping, leaders in shipping from across the Asia Pacific regions came together to discuss outcomes of the Shaping the Future of Shipping summit, and next steps for the shipping industry’s green energy transition.
Given shipping’s unavoidable mandate to meet fast approaching green targets, many would expect rising innovation and investment in new technologies. However, according to the International Energy Agency, maritime’s research and development spending between 2007-2019 has remained stagnant, lagging far behind other sectors. In contrast to the automotive sector, where spending on R&D increased from 67 billion USD in 2009 to 130 billion USD in 2019, maritime spent just 1.6 billion USD.
In this first discussion since the Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit, ICS and the Asian Shipowners Association bring together distinguished panellists from across the Asia Pacific region to discuss the Summit outcomes and next steps to energy transition for shipping.