Fishers in Indonesia's Natuna Islands fend off domestic, international threats

Source: Rappler Date: 25 August 2021  To counter the rise in IUU fishing by foreign boats, the Indonesian government has relocated a group of fishers from the Java Sea to the northern Natuna seas to exert the country's sovereignty in the area The Natuna Regency, an archipelago of 272 islands in...

Sustainable ocean economy is the only way forward

Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 7 January 2021  The ocean is indeed a great value to the world. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the Global Change Institute, University of Queensland and Boston Consulting Group estimated the economic value of the ocean at US$24 trillion in 2015, which ...

Here's how we can reduce emissions from the shipping industry

Source: World Economic Forum Date: 23 October 2020  The global shipping industry's annual greenhouse-gas emissions total more than one billion tons.Reducing them is critical in the fight against climate change.Former President of Costa Rica José María Figueres writes that shrinking emissio...

INSA: Number of Ships in Indonesia Has Doubled in 5 Years

Source: Tempo.co Date: 24 August 2020  During the last five years, the number of national shipping fleets or ships in Indonesia has doubled. In 2015, the original fleet number of 16,142 vessels increased to 32,587 in 2019. Chairperson of the Indonesian National Shipowners' Association (INS...

Alternative Fuels for International Shipping

This study is made by the Maritime Energy & Sustainable Development (MESD) Centre of Excellence and has received research funding from the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI).  Launched in October 2017, Maritime Energy & Sustainable Development (MESD) Centre of Excellence is jointly...

Navigating the way to a renewable future: Solutions to decarbonise shipping

On average, the shipping sector is responsible for 3% of annual global green-house gas emissions on a CO2-equivalent basis. International shipping represents around 9% of the global emissions associated with the transport sector. This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) exp...

Shaping shipping’s sustainable future: A quest beyond green fuels

Source: Eco-BusinessDate: 26 May 2020 A future where shipping no longer imperils people, oceans and the climate is one mariners dream of. But what does a transition to sustainable shipping really mean? Shipping is the lifeblood of the world economy. A highly efficient mode of transportation, it...