This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mette Asmussen, Lead, Maritime Sector Initiatives, World Economic Forum, Rosa Esi Ennison, Specialist, FMC Freight Decarbonization, World Economic Forum Shipping remains one of the hardest industries to decarbonize, but at the same time, it serves a critical role […]3 ways unique partnerships are decarbonizing shipping
December 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mette Asmussen, Lead, Maritime Sector Initiatives, World Economic Forum, Rosa Esi Ennison, Specialist, FMC Freight Decarbonization, World Economic Forum Shipping remains one of the hardest industries to decarbonize, but at the same time, it serves a critical role […]These emerging economies are poised to lead shipping’s net-zero transition
August 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Margi Van Gogh, Head of Supply Chain and Transport, World Economic Forum, Ingrid Sidenvall Jegou, Project Director, Global Maritime Forum, Digital Editor, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum The International Maritime Organization is set to revise its target related […]How big data can help the shipping industry get to net zero
September 13, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ami Daniel, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Windward & Lord John Browne, Chairman, BeyondNetZero, and Chairman, Windward Pressure is mounting on the shipping industry to reduce its considerable environmental impact.The first step in reducing carbon emissions in shipping […]Time is running out – global emissions rules for shipping need to be reached now
June 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Soren Skou, Chief Executive Officer, A.P. Møller-Maersk The 2020s must be the decade of action if we are to solve the shipping industry’s share of the global climate challenge.The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has to deliver substantial progress […]Decarbonizing shipping – why now is the time to act
May 27, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, Executive Vice President, CEO Fleet and Strategic Brands, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, Christian Ingerslev, CEO, Maersk Tankers, Lasse Kristoffersen, Chief Executive Officer, Torvald Klaveness Group, Jose Maria Larocca, Executive Director Co-Head of Oil Trading, […]Banks launch green charter to help shipping reduce its carbon footprint
June 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michael Parker, Global Industry Head of Shipping & Logistics, Citi and Johannah Christensen, Managing Director, Global Maritime Forum Around 90% of global trade by volume is carried by ships – making the maritime industry a vital player in economic […]A Sting Exclusive: “Regulators and the shipping industry collaborating for a sustainable future”, written by the Secretary General of IMO
November 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Kitack Lim, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The opinions expressed in this article belong to our distinguished writer. I am often asked about my vision for the future of the shipping industry, especially at a time of so much change. As a Secretary-General […]EU-US ties to break over Iran; Democrats’ electoral win may not change it
November 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment
After last Tuesday’s midterm elections in the United States, the Republicans of President Donald Trump lost the House of Representatives to the Democratic Party. The vote was turned out into a referendum for the Trump administration, and the GOP lost the full control of the two chamber Congress. From now on, the White House will […]Why the merchant ships can pollute the atmosphere with CO2 quite freely
December 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Last Wednesday the European Union Environment ministers reached an agreement… essentially to not to impose rules or duties on CO2 emissions from ships. Cunningly, the relevant Council Press release said that the 28 ministers “reached an agreement on new EU-wide rules for CO2 emissions from ships”. Until today, ocean-going shipping is the only sector of […]The Commission neglects the services sector and favours industry
January 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
On 22 January the European Commission will present a Communication on an EU wide project, under the grandiose name of “European Industrial Renaissance”. Despite its name, the Communication doesn’t seem to have a strong connection with reality. Even the early pre-announcement of this Communication released on 20 December contains elements of futility. It says “While […]Germany hides its own banks’ problems
March 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
The insistence of the Brussels, Berlin and Paris authorities that Cyprus is a special case and the rest of the Eurozone banking system is safe, has only superficial value. Markets do not believe that. It’s not only that the Greek, Italian or even the Spanish banking systems are in deep trouble. The problems are not […]German banks suffer of nausea amidst rough seas
February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Earlier this week, Dr Andreas Dombret, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, responsible for financial stability and risk controlling, delivered an open lecture in Hamburg, entitled “In the year 2013 – Challenges from a financial stability perspective” . Apart from the burning questions he posed for a number of Eurozone countries’ sovereign debt, […]
