On January 9th 2020 PIANC launched its technical guidance on climate change adaptation planning. Ports and waterways around the world are already experiencing air and water temperature increases, rising sea levels, and changes in parameters such as seasonal precipitation, wind…

Navigating a Changing Climate at COPEDEC On Thursday 19th and Friday 20th November 2020, the Navigating a Changing Climate partners will organise a two-day conference as part of the 10th International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC) to…

Some reflections from Navigating a Changing Climate's week at COP25 in Madrid, Spain, along with details on how to submit an abstract for the next Navigating a Changing Climate conference, to be held as part of the forthcoming COPEDEC conference…

A new Sustainable Shipping Initiative report discussing the possible role of sustainable biofuels in the decarbonisation of shipping was published on 11th December at COP25 in Madrid.  The report sets out the findings of an inquiry into the sustainability and…

On 10th December 2019, at the Round Table on Resilience at COP25 in Madrid, Spain, the President of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) launched the association’s Declaration on Climate Change. In addition to recognising the role of waterborne…

NavClimate partner ESPO and supporter EFIP have issued a joint Position Paper, entitled Ports in the European Rail System, which calls on policy makers to put port-rail networks at the heart of multi-modality.  This issue is a key element of…

A Press Release from #NavClimate supporter EFIP confirms that European inland waterway transport, already known for its sustainability record, is moving forward to further improve its performance.  It aims to reach an emission reduction of more than 50% by 2030…

A new article in the Marine Engineers Messenger discusses a proposal from BIMCO to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which calls to regulate propulsion power of ships in order to sustain the greenhouse gas savings already achieved through slower steaming.…

NavClimate supporter Port of Antwerp today announced that they have ordered the construction of a tug powered by hydrogen, the first in the world. This is another important step by the Port in its transition to a sustainable, CO2-neutral port.…

Exciting news today from the UN Climate Action Summit: the Getting to Zero Coalition, an alliance of senior leaders from the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors supported by government and IGOs, will lead the push for shipping’s decarbonization with…