Seventy representatives from across the US Coast Guard convened to develop recommendations that align efforts and increase synchronization within the Coast Guard on Arctic matters in Anchorage, Alaska, on 6 / 7 December. 

The International Harbour Masters Association (IHMA) has announced the recipients of its latest round of bursaries towards the Diploma in Harbour Masters Programme of Lloyd’s Maritime Academy.

The IHMA has been providing bursaries, which count towards 50% of course fees, since 2007. In that time, the association has awarded approximately 30 bursaries to aspiring harbour masters.

On this occasion the bursary recipients are as follows:

Greg Tandy, Hydrographic Surveyor, UK.

Damien Allen, Assistant Harbour Master, Port of Cork, Ireland.

A rainwater harvesting system proposed by Ms Rabiah Nadir is helping Johor Port, Malaysia, save fresh water, minimize chances of flooding and contribute to global goals.

It is estimated that the scheme will save up to ten million litres of freshwater each year.

UNCTAD’s TrainForTRade programme

Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, climate change and geopolitics have wreaked havoc on maritime transport and logistics, clogging some ports and closing others, reconfiguring routes, extending delays and pushing up shipping costs.

It was reported on 21 November thatHutchison Ports BEST terminal has installed 1,832 solar panels on almost half an hectare of its buildings. BEST has already contracted electricity with a 100% renewable origin guarantee at the beginning of 2022, and thus maintains its strong commitment to the decarbonisation of the sector.

We learnt this month, November, that the Panama Maritime Authority has issued

Panama Maritime Authority Merchant Marine Notice No MNM-13/2022.

For a copy see here:

In recent days the Word Bank has issued a briefing on the Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program.

There is an introductory video available here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJGC3FBd1Tc

At COP27, three more governments have endorsed the worldwide cross-sector initiative to catalyse the supply of green fuels, and support the global energy transition, which was initiated by the ICS and IAPH at the Clean Energy Summit in Pittsburgh last September.

Panama, Uruguay, and Norway have now signed up to the Clean Energy Marine Hub Initiative (CEM-Hubs)1.

On 8 November, Barcelona Port Authority won the ESPO Award 2022 in recognition of the role of maritime passenger transport in enhancing the city connectivity and bringing added value to the local community.