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- New analysis from the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) shows that only 33 out of 94 (35%) of the major shipping companies have a clearly expressed target to be net zero by latest 2050 and/or have committed to IMO targets of 50% absolute reduction in 2050 compared to the 2008 level - It is a serious wakeup call for the industry, and the MMMCZCS urges more shipowners to lead the way towards a more sustainable maritime industry - Companies should set emissions reduction targets, and back up pledges with details on their strategy of how to get there

Piracy in West Africa Targets the Region's Oil Industry.

Piracy in West Africa Targets the Region's Oil Industry.

Paris Talks to Target Shipping Emissions.

Paris Talks to Target Shipping Emissions.

Pirates shift tactics to target crews, not cargo.

ReCAAP: Abu Sayyaf Now Targeting Merchant Ships.

China to Target Overcapacity in Shipping.

Coastal security: NIMASA targets 100% piracy free 2017.

CO2 targets should cover shipping emissions-adviser.

Cairo: Today marks exactly one month until the official opening of the newly expanded Suez Canal, and sources in Cairo, the US and Europe warn Splash that Islamic State is intending to target the waterway as it pushes further into Egypt.

China targets ship pollution, spurs ECA conjecture.

China targets ship pollution, spurs ECA conjecture.

Syriza targets to stop privatization of Piraeus Port.

Syriza targets to stop privatization of Piraeus Port.

Al Qaeda targets oil tankers in Gibraltar.

Arctic Cruise Operators Target Plastic Use.

Tianjin Targeting 800,000 Passengers in 2017.

Global Cruise Industry Targeting 40 Million-Plus Passengers.

A voluntary commercial vessel slowdown trial was conducted through 16 nm of shipping lanes overlapping critical habitat of at-risk southern resident killer whales (SRKW) in the Salish Sea. From August 7 to October 6, 2017, the trial requested piloted vessels to slow to 11 knots speed-through-water. Analysis of AIS vessel tracking data showed that 350 of 951 (37%) piloted transits achieved this target speed, 421 of 951 (44%) transits achieved speeds within one knot of this target (i.e., ≤12 knots), and 55% achieved speeds ≤ 13 knots. Slowdown results were compared to 'Baseline' noise of the same region, matched across lunar months. A local hydrophone listening station in Lime Kiln State Park, 2.3 km from the shipping lane, recorded 1.2 dB reductions in median broadband noise (10-100,000 Hz, rms) compared to the Baseline period, despite longer transit. The median reduction was 2.5 dB when filtering only for periods when commercial vessels were within 6 km radius of Lime Kiln. The reductions were highest in the 1st decade band (-3.1 dB, 10-100 Hz) and lowest in the 4th decade band (-0.3 dB reduction, 10-100 kHz). A regional vessel noise model predicted noise for a range of traffic volume and vessel speed scenarios for a 1133 km2 'Slowdown region' containing the 16 nm of shipping lanes. A temporally and spatially explicit simulation model evaluated the changes in traffic volume and speed on SRKW in their foraging habitat within this Slowdown region. The model tracked the number and magnitude of noise-exposure events that impacted each of 78 (simulated) SRKW across different traffic scenarios. These disturbance metrics were simplified to a cumulative effect termed 'potential lost foraging time' that corresponded to the sum of disturbance events described by assumptions of time that whales could not forage due to noise disturbance. The model predicted that the voluntary Slowdown trial achieved 22% reduction in 'potential lost foraging time' for SRK

Shipping Giants May Miss Climate Targets.

Arab Coalition foils Houthi attack targeting commercial ship in the Red Sea.

Reducing speeds across shipping fleets has been shown to make a substantial contribution to effective short term measures for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, working toward the goal adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in April 2018 to reduce the total annual GHG emission by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008. I review modeling work on GHG emissions and also on the relationships between underwater noise, whale collision risk and speed. I examine different speed reduction scenarios that would contribute to GHG reduction targets, and the other environmental benefits of reduced underwater noise and risk of collisions with marine life. A modest 10% speed reduction across the global fleet has been estimated to reduce overall GHG emissions by around 13% (Faber et al., 2017) and improve the probability of meeting GHG targets by 23% (Comer et al., 2018). I conclude that such a 10% speed reduction, could reduce the total sound energy from shipping by around 40%. The associated reduction in overall ship strike risk has higher uncertainty but could be around 50%. This would benefit whale populations globally and complement current efforts to reduce collision risk in identified high risk areas through small changes in routing.

Rotterdam Port To Achieve Dutch CO2 Target.