NGOs Adopt Declaration to Create Mediterranean ECA

An alliance of several European environmental organizations adopted a declaration to designate the Mediterranean Sea as an Emission Control Area (ECA) in an effort to limit air pollution from ships.

NGOs push for a Mediterranean ECA

An alliance of several European environmental organizations, recently adopted a declaration to designate the Mediterranean Sea an Emission Control Area (ECA), aimed at limiting air pollution from ships.

France eyes Mediterranean shipping emissions zone as Marshall Islands renews green shipping push

The first concrete evidence France is backing proposals for a Mediterranean-wide emissions control zone for shipping has emerged, a plan that could significantly accelerate EU action to tackle poor air quality in many of the continent’s largest cities.

Mediterranean Ports Unite Behind Southern Gateway Alternative

Ports from around the Mediterranean coast have agreed to form a specific organisation to promote the region’s role in global maritime trade and to co-operate on issues including security, the environment and supply chain innovation.

THE Alliance Enhances Med-North America EC Links

The members of THE Alliance have revealed an enhancement of their future Mediterranean-North America East Coast coverage, scheduled to start operating from April 2017.

Drewry: Oversupply Persists in Asia-Mediterranean Trade

The withdrawal of Hanjin Shipping’s tonnage has not been enough to rectify the Asia-Mediterranean trade’s supply-demand imbalance and the new alliance schedules for next year do nothing to address this issue, according to shipping consultancy Drewry.

IMO Welcomes UN’s Resolution on Migrant Smuggling in the Mediterranean

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a UN...