InterManager Daily News 07.07.2023.

1. Maritime nations meet to agree revised 2023 GHG Strategy ro reduce emissions from shipping. Amongst key agenda items, the MEPC 80 session is expected to adopt an upgraded IMO greenhouse gas strategy. The revised IMO GHG Strategy will contain concrete greenhouse gas reduction targets for the sector and is expected to outline a basket of technical and economic measures to be developed to set global shipping on an ambitious path towards phasing out greenhouse gas emissions. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2023/07/05/maritime-nations-meet-to-agree-revised-2023-ghg-strategy-ro-reduce-emissions-from-shipping/
2. Union protests hasty hiring of unskilled foreign shipbuilding workers in S. Korea. Labor unions of Korea’s shipbuilders criticized the government and their employers, for trying to overcome a shortage workers in the industry by hiring poorly-trained migrant workers. They claimed that Korean workers have been forced to work more to cover for the shortcomings of their foreign peers who have been tasked with jobs outside their skill sets. The critics argue migrant workers have been more vulnerable to the risk of industrial accidents due to miscommunication and insufficient safety training. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2023/07/05/union-protests-hasty-hiring-of-unskilled-foreign-shipbuilding-workers-in-s-korea/
3. NYK joins GCMD as first Japan-headquartered partner to accelerate shipping’s decarbonisation. The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) announced today the signing of a five-year Strategic Partnership agreement. This significant partnership further boosts the centre’s capacity and efforts to conduct pilots and trials of low-carbon solutions to provide clear and specific pathways to decarbonisation of the global shipping industry. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2023/07/05/nyk-joins-gcmd-as-first-japan-headquartered-partner-to-accelerate-shippings-decarbonisation/
4. Poseidon God of the Ocean interrupts London UN Shipping Meeting demanding Emissions Cuts. As delegates sipped their drinks and munched on canapés to celebrate the first day of the Marine Environment Protection Committee, , at the UN International Maritime Organisation HQ, they were theatrically interrupted by Poseidon, God of the Ocean, who burst into the room accompanied by two desperate, dripping, merpeople. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2023/07/05/poseidon-god-of-the-ocean-interrupts-london-un-shipping-meeting-demanding-emissions-cuts/
5. Port of New York and New Jersey is Nation’s second-busiest container port year to date. The latest facility operating volumes for May 2023 are detailed below. More passengers went through the agency’s three major airports in May 2023 than in any May in its history at nearly 12.9 million total passengers. Traffic levels at the bridges and tunnels in May 2023 remained similar to pre-pandemic levels in May 2019. The PATH commuter railroad reached 63 percent of its pre-pandemic May 2019 total ridership. The seaport moved more than 5 percent more cargo in May 2023 compared to pre-pandemic May 2019. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2023/07/05/port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-is-nations-second-busiest-container-port-year-to-date/
6. Watered-down final text from MEPC on the cards. Midway through this week’s crucial Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) gathering and there is now a very real risk of member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) failing to deliver clear goals and economic measures to decarbonise shipping. MEPC80 was expected to bring the industry revised green targets for 2030 and 2050 as well as providing economic measures to smooth this quickened green transition. https://splash247.com/watered-down-final-text-from-mepc-on-the-cards/
7. No sign of a truce on the Canadian west coast. Canada’s branch of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) started the strike on Saturday. The ILWU’s contract with the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) ran out at the end of March with the union keen not to have a situation similar to the US west coast where contract negotiations carried on for more than a year after a previous labour agreement expired in the first half of 2022. https://splash247.com/no-sign-of-a-truce-on-the-canadian-west-coast/
8. NYK Joins Singapore-Based Maritime Decarbonization Initiative. Japan’s leading shipping company NYK has signed a 5-year contract with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) to collaborate on low-carbon solutions for shipping. NYK will join the GCMD as a strategic partner, after previously conducting trials on biofuels and starting projects on ammonia bunkering, the centre said in a statement on Tuesday. https://gcaptain.com/nyk-joins-singapore-based-maritime-decarbonization-initiative/
9. Yang Ming Orders Five Dual Fuel Containerships. Taiwan-based container shipping line Yang Ming has signed a contract with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for five 15,500 TEU LNG dual fuel container vessels to be delivered in 2026. The vessels will be equipped with high-pressure LNG dual fuel main engine and ballast water treatment system to meet environmental regulations, and will feature advanced integrated systems for navigational information and operation monitoring. https://gcaptain.com/yang-ming-orders-five-dual-fuel-containerships/
10. ISWAN launches survey to understand the impact of decarbonisation on seafarers. Launched on the Day of the Seafarer, ISWAN’s new survey seeks to understand the impact that the rapid technological changes to decarbonise maritime are having on seafarers’ job satisfaction and wellbeing at sea.In recent years, seafaring has undergone huge technological change, as the maritime sector begins to respond to the climate emergency and the urgent need to decarbonise shipping. Seafarers are at the heart of this transformation and are being called upon to rapidly adapt to operating new technological systems onboard and dealing with the challenges of working with new and often potentially hazardous fuels.https://www.shippingtribune.com/news/shipping/ISWAN+launches+survey+to+understand+the+impact+of+decarbonisation+on+seafarers+