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BOOK REVIEW - Sustainable Shipping: A Cross Disciplinary View

By Harilaos N Psaraftis, Springer, 2019, 500 pages, EUR 96.29 e-ISBN: 978-3-030-04330-8 Traditionally, shipping has been considered as a ‘hard-to-abate’ sector owing to the nature of its operations and the complexity of appropriating greenhouse…
armed robbery at sea in India

ARMED ROBBERY AT SEA IN INDIA: TRENDS AND IMPERATIVES

Introduction  ‘Armed robbery against ships’ [hereinafter referred to as ‘armed robbery’] has been defined by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as “any illegal act of violence or detention, or any act of depredation,…

ASSESSING THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY’S CONTRIBUTION TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

The impacts of climate change are now affecting the way of life for billions of people in almost every part of the planet.  Future projections, derived from the latest climate models, suggest that the global average temperature could rise by…
COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO BLUE ECONOMY: REGIONAL MARITIME EMISSION CONTROL AREAS (ECAS)Image Credits: Deltamarin Ltd

COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO BLUE ECONOMY: REGIONAL MARITIME EMISSION CONTROL AREAS (ECAS)

Introduction The ‘Blue Economy’ endorses sustainable development of the seas and oceans and attempts to balance social, environmental and economic goals while promoting exploration and utilization of oceanic resources. The concept has…
BLUE ECONOMY: EXPANDING INDIA-US MARITIME COOPERATIONImage Credits: The Economic Times

BLUE ECONOMY: EXPANDING INDIA-US MARITIME COOPERATION

The contemporary Maritime discourse on India US relations is highly skewed towards strategic issues led by the recent signing of the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), and two other similar agreements are under active consideration…
PARIS CLIMATE DEAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPINGImage Credits: gCaptain

PARIS CLIMATE DEAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

A  historical  climate  deal  was  reached  in  Paris  on  12  Dec  2015.  The  legally  binding agreement  which  has  been  touted  as  differentiated,  balanced,  durable  and  ambitious aims to limit the increase…

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