Concerns about sustainability are exerting a growing influence on a growing number of industries. From winemaking to space travel, finding ways to conduct operations in an eco-friendly manner is becoming an integral part of how companies do business in the 21st Century. Add to that the increasing pressure of laws, treaties and regulations, and it’s easy […]
The global shipping industry has joined the fight against wildlife trafficking, promising to help shut down transport routes used by traffickers. The Sustainable Shipping Initiative is backed by more than 40 organizations involved in international goods transport, including port operators, shipping companies, and airlines that have all pledged to end wildlife trafficking.
In the latest survey of confidence in the shipping industry, things looked pretty murky, with some in the industry projecting a bleak outlook at the start of 2016. Despite this, however, there are hopeful indications that continue to buoy many experts who maintain that, while the seas might be choppy now, the storm won’t last […]
Much of the world hears the words “shipping industry” and thinks it must be pretty simple. Stuff is put on a big boat, it goes someplace, then the stuff is taken off the boat and ends up at your local retail store or at the car dealership around the corner. The reality, as anyone in […]