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ITF: 19 abandoned seafarers set to be repatriated after two-year-long…
Nineteen seafarers from India, Bangladesh, Turkey and Azerbaijan will be able to see their families again this week after their…
WTO aims for agreement on fisheries subsidies in July 2021
World Trade Organization (WTO) members reviewed work undertaken in March and April to advance negotiations on an agreement to curb…
Confronting the plastic pollution pandemic
Fossil fuel-based plastic is a ubiquitous commodity, which disintegrates over hundreds of years, but never fully degrades.…
NPA expects 5 ships each with frozen fish, buckwheat, 10 others with…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday disclosed that five ships each carrying frozen fish and buckwheat are among 20…
South Korea: Five shipping companies form alliance for competitiveness
Five South Korean container shipping companies are establishing the Korean Maritime Movement Alliance (K-Alliance) in an effort to…
WTO members delay agreement on fisheries subsidies to 2021
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Despite switching to online meetings and written consultations to continue negotiations, WTO members were…
Tracking refrigerated cargo ships, commonly called reefers, can help…
By Jerome Michelet
Transshipment, or the transfer of fish from one vessel to another, is a vital part of the global commercial…
WTO members continue fisheries talks as 2020 deadline looms
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The Chair of the WTO negotiating group in charge of fisheries talks introduced a revised version of the draft…
WTO members advance text negotiations on fisheries subsidies
World Trade Organization (WTO) members began work on a consolidated draft document towards an agreement on curbing harmful…
Assessing baselines and coordinating actions for the SDGs Decade of Action
By David Horan
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
A new tool can support implementation of a single SDG in a coordinated manner.
The tool…