October 13, 2025 WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) has issued a warning to countries, including those in the Caribbean, regarding a vote later this month in support of measures being pushed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on whether or not to support a Net-Zero Shipping Framework (NZF) aimed at reducing … Continue reading US issues warning to Caribbean countries ahead of IMO vote on net-zero shipping framework
Category: Ocean
A cruise ship docked in Sydney, N.S., continues to spew smoke. Many ships continue to burn diesel while in port to power electricity on board unless they can plug into shore-based power. (Holly Conners/CBC) We posted a few days ago of the issues that the cruise industry poses to the Caribbean environment. Canada, it would seem, … Continue reading Ports stop polluting ships from idling by installing ‘shore power’
Plastic items are seen next to an artwork by Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong, titled ‘The Thinker’s Burden’, a 6-meter-tall sculptural remix of Rodin’s iconic Thinker, created especially for the Plastics Treaty negotiations, on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 4, … Continue reading Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis
Story by Agence France-Presse Several countries united with campaign groups Monday to call for caution in regulating the divisive practice of deep-sea mining at a meeting on the issue in Jamaica. Members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) are meeting in Kingston to thrash out the first mining code on deep-sea extraction that has faced … Continue reading Talks on divisive deep-sea mining resume in Jamaica
Photo by Fuka jaz on Pexels.com January 23, 2025 The Ocean Coordination Mechanism (OCM) for the Wider Caribbean has been officially activated and will commence its activities this year, marking a significant achievement in advancing the sustainable management of marine resources in the region. With the signature of the Government of the Bahamas on 19 … Continue reading Historic step forward for ocean governance in the Caribbean