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"Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet" has been selected as the World Maritime theme for 2020. This will provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and showcase the work that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its Member States are undertaking to achieve the targets.

The Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) has awarded a new core funding of S$12 million to NTU Singapore to support the research efforts of the Maritime Energy & Sustainable Development (MESD) Centre of Excellence over a new five-year period until 30 September 2027 from this September.

Study findings, released at International Water Summit 2013, shows coral growth more than doubled in 2012, on Khalifa Port Breakwater.

Marking World Maritime Day, BAN spotlights role of transport in sustainable development.

Dunkerque-Port continues commitment to sustainable water management.

Rotterdam striving for sustainability crown.

Jurong Port "Green Berth" Initiative.

Jurong Port "Green Berth" Initiative.

Nordic Ports Unite For Sustainable Transport.

Promoting the sustainable development of marine environments requires planning, just as we have long had spatial planning for land-based activities. Now researchers from the University of Gothenburg and elsewhere are showing that marine planning must take climate change into consideration - something that it does not currently do. The researchers' models show that changes to temperature and salt content may impact ecosystems and species as much as all other effects on the environment combined.