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Philippines donates $40,000 to IMO

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has donated $40,000 to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to support its technical cooperation training, capacity-building initiatives and voluntary multi-donor trust fund aimed at assisting developing countries. Philippine Permanent Representative to the IMO Teodoro Locsin Jr. handed over the donation to IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez on March 26 at the … Read more

Hapag-Lloyd, NABU: No place for ‘unsustainable’ biofuels in shipping’s future fuel mix

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German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd, compatriot environmental association NABU and a number of other companies have jointly called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to remove ‘unsustainable’ biofuels from its list of alternative fuels. Berling Express; Image credit: Hapag-Lloyd The IMO has agreed on ambitious targets to get shipping to zero around 2050, however, it … Read more