Lloyd’s Register’s Chief Operations Officer Mark Darley shares his perspectives on the maritime industry

Since introducing the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2005, the EU say the scheme has helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power and industry plants by 27%. With large ships (gross tonnage of 5,000 and higher) now in the scheme, the EU hopes to see similar success in the shipping industry.

The ocean is taking up ever-increasing levels of carbon dioxide and the resulting ocean acidification seriously threatens ocean health. Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, calls for governments to implement action plans.

Neil Salter, chair of IMarEST’s Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) Special Interest Group and Ross Macfarlane from MASSPeople reflect on unresolved questions surrounding accountability in incidents involving autonomous vessels.

The United Nations' Third World Ocean Assessment is huge. Here are some of the highlights.

A recent science expedition along Argentina’s continental shelf has been a reminder of just how much of the ocean life there is to be discovered.

New study demonstrated the economic damage sargassum causes to Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Florida’s Atlantic coast

Our oceans are under intense pressure from warming waters, pollution, and habitat loss, but new tools are emerging that could improve how we monitor the state of the ocean.