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INTERCARGO Says CII has “Significant Flaws” in Current Format

portnews - December 7, 2022

INTERCARGO says CII has significant flaws that will hurt decarbonization (file photo) INTERCARGO, the association representing owners, operators and managers in the dry cargo sector,...

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FMC reveals interim process for handling shippers’ complaints

portnews - December 7, 2022

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has introduced interim procedures through which it will review, investigate, and adjudicate complaints filed by shippers to challenge charges imposed by...

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INTERCARGO: CII cannot be used to achieve desired decarbonisation goals

portnews - December 7, 2022

The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) has joined the critics of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) framework voicing opposition to its use...

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Complaints of unfair D&D charges against MSC pile up at the FMC

portnews - December 7, 2022

Three shippers have filed complaints with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) against container line MSC, citing grievances ranging from unfair charges to inadequate...

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‘When it matters, shipping speaks as one’: industry-union pact to keep pandemic cooperative spirit alive

portnews - December 7, 2022

Unions representing seafarers and maritime employer groups have come together to sign a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to take forward the ‘spirit of...

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SBTi plots course for shipping industry to meet science-based net-zero goals

portnews - December 7, 2022

Global body enabling businesses to set emissions reduction targets in line with climate science the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched the world’s...

Container

BIMCO: Global container volumes fall 9.3% y/y as historic growth cycle ends

portnews - December 7, 2022

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the recent weakening of container volumes and...

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Intercargo slams CII ‘significant flaws’

portnews - December 7, 2022

Intercargo said it does not support the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) framework as a benchmark for greenhouse gas emissions reductions in its current...

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UMAS tells investors use climate science to avoid stranded assets

portnews - December 7, 2022

Companies should use the latest climate science, derived from the IPCC, as guidance for their investment decisions instead of relying on the shifting political...

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