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UN ship agency adopts tougher resolution to tackle illicit ‘shadow’ fleet

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, (Reuters) - The United Nations' shipping agency adopted a resolution targeting illicit shipping practices from the so-called unregulated "shadow fleet" in an effort to clamp down…

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Russia fails to get re-elected to UN ship agency’s governing council; Malta re-elected

LONDON - Russia on Friday failed to win enough votes for re-election to the United Nation's shipping agency's governing council after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had urged countries not to…

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ILO and IMO call for urgent action on seafarers stranded in Ukraine

The heads of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have called for urgent action to protect seafarers and vessels stranded in Ukrainian ports and nearby…

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U.N. adopts new measures to cut ship emissions, critics call for more

The U.N. shipping agency approved further measures to boost the energy efficiency of commercial vessels although critics said the move fell short of what was needed to cut the industry's…

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EU presses shipping regulator for tougher carbon reduction standards

The European Union will push for tougher standards to cut the CO2 emissions intensity of ships at a meeting of the United Nations' maritime agency next week, a senior official…

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Maritime shipping to fall short of net zero emissions target – IEA

The maritime shipping industry will fall short of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions (NZE) by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report. The shipping industry is…

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Air crews, seafarers should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccines – WHO, ICAO, IMO

Seafarers and air crew should be prioritised for vaccination as "essential workers", the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a joint statement on Friday with the International Civil Aviation Organization…

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Malta: Unacceptable to leave migrants on Captain Morgan – UNHCR and IMO

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), have called on Malta and the other European States to speed efforts to bring some 160 rescued migrants…

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