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IMO has joined a new global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to address preventable deaths from drowning. The Global Alliance for Drowning Prevention (GADP) was launched at an event in Geneva to mark UN World Drowning Prevention Day, to be held each year on 25 July.

* The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) and CDP have assessed action towards decarbonisation of 90 major transport companies from around the world and found that action and progress is limited. * Only 7% of companies have committed to phasing out fossil fuels and there is an urgent need for more investment in research to develop and scale sustainable alternatives. * Transport is responsible for 37% of global carbon emissions among all end-use sectors. WBA and CDP are calling for greater collaboration across the sector to combat climate change. * Research also highlights health and safety concerns: only 43% of companies have a publicly available policy statement committing to respect health and safety of workers. Just three companies disclose quantitative information on health and safety.

Container line reliability improves for second consecutive quarter, Drewry reports.