The Latest Breaking News from IMO

Water transport is a cost-efficient way of moving goods and people — but it emits lots of greenhouse gases

Most of the clothing and gadgets you buy in stores today were once in shipping containers, sailing across the ocean. Ships carry over 80% of the world’s traded goods. But they have a problem – the majority of them burn heavy sulfur fuel oil, which is a driver of climate…

World Bank among those urging levy to fund climate action in developing world and encourage fleets to upgrade

Pacific leaders are being urged to front up to the topic of shipping emissions after submissions for the most ambitious decarbonisation targets yet are publicly released 

Calls for mandatory measures to reduce underwater noise pollution as melting ice opens up shipping routes

"There is a very real likelihood that some patients will have died as a result of avoidable delays in the system in recent weeks"

Due to the recent outbreak of Strep-A and the fear associated with it, patients and parents are “more inclined to attend early”

As international cruise ships once again ply our waters, there’s renewed debate about whether they belong in one of New Zealand’s - and the world’s - most precious places.

Member states of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the UN agency that regulates international maritime affairs, are meeting on December 5-16 to discuss how to accelerate the industry’s climate mitigation efforts.

The organisation accused the Government of not having a coherent policy on alcohol

Delegates from over 190 countries recently gathered in Lisbon for the UN Ocean Conference, the most important event on this issue this year. Opening the meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments "to raise their level of ambition for the recovery of ocean health".