Marie Caroline Laurent: Cruise Industry Rebounding with a Focus on Sustainability
Marie Caroline Laurent, Director General, CLIA Europe After three years of reduced operations, the cruise industry has rebounded during the last year to return to, and even surpass, our pre-pandemic growth trajectory. This growth trend shows the extraordinary resilience of…
Spyridon Zolotas: RINA’s Vision for the Future | A Commitment to Innovation and Sustainability
Spyridon Zolotas, Marine Southern Europe, Middle East & Africa Area Senior Director, RINA The shipping industry is facing huge challenges to decarbonize and meet the targets set by IMO 2030 and 2050, but it is already making visible and effective…
Philippos Philis: Cyprus plays an important role in the Decarbonization pathway
Philippos Philis, President, European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) Cyprus Shipping is considered a solid and self-sustained pillar of the Cyprus Economy, operating and competing globally with great success. It requires no state investments, yet the Cyprus Government recognizes its contribution…
George Teriakidis: The path to a tangible goal of zero emissions in shipping by 2050 is challenging
George Teriakidis, Area Manager, DNV Maritime The maritime industry has committed to reducing its GHG emissions and aims to achieve a zero-emission target by 2050. However, the question remains whether this goal is an illusion or a reality. A lot…
John Kokarakis: It is imperative to have commercially viable zero-emission vessels
John Kokarakis, Technical Director of SEEBA Zone at Bureau Veritas Concerted action by all industry stakeholders is needed to overcome the barriers of knowledge gaps and lack of access to financial resources, leaping forward with decarbonization. Pillars are energy efficiency,…
Maria Deligianni: The path to a tangible goal of Zero Emissions in Shipping by 2050
Maria Deligianni, National Director, Eastern Mediterranean, CLIA The cruise industry has a vision to become the most sustainable form of tourism, reducing emissions at sea and in ports, fully implementing the concept of circularity for waste management and supporting sustainable…
Philippos Philis: The role of Europe on the path to a Zero Emission Shipping by 2050
Mr. Philippos Philis, President, European Community Shipowner’s Association (ECSA) As the IMO and the EU work towards a net zero emissions future, shipping is in a transition and is going through a phase of fundamental change. The sector has dealt…
Dimitrios Fafalios: Dry Bulk Shipping, Maintaining Sustainable Shipping During Decarbonisation
Mr Dimitri Fafalios, Chairman at INTERCARGO An interview with Mr. Dimitrios Fafalios, Chairman at INTERCARGO. Is the goal of Zero Emissions really tangible? To achieve the goal of Zero Emissions in Shipping by 2050, it is fundamental that governments, legislative…
Vassilios Demetriades: Regulators and industry should work together in this decarbonization journey
Vassilios Demetriades, Shipping Deputy Minister to the President of Cyprus Τhe Covid-19 pandemic, followed by the was in Ukraine, has had a considerable and ongoing impact on the global shipping industry. For 2023, it is clear that world trade growth…
Semiramis Paliou: 2023 is going to be a very challenging and demanding year
Semiramis Paliou, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Diana Shipping Inc. & Chairperson, Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association – HELMEPA 2023 is going to be a very challenging and demanding year for the maritime industry, as shipping will have to continue…