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Leading shipping associations have proposed creating a global levy on carbon emissions from ships to help speed up the industry's efforts to go greener. With about 90% of world trade transported by sea, global shipping accounts for nearly 3% of the world's CO2 emissions and the sector is under growing pressure to get cleaner. For the first time, the International Chamber of Shipping( ICS) and Intercargo jointly proposed a levy based on mandatory contributions by ships trading globally, exceeding

The biggest ever four-day working week pilot is set to begin in the UK, with over 70 companies and 3, 300 workers ready to take part.... The trial will result in no loss of pay for employees, based on the principle of the 100: 80: 100 model.... Mother-of-two Ms Wainwright said: “ The option of working a four-day week was the main reason for choosing to work here.“ The hospitality industry has really unsociable working hours and it needs to change....

A major maritime industry association on Monday backed plans for a global surcharge on carbon emissions from shipping to help fund the sector’s shift toward climate-friendly fuels. The International Chamber of Shipping said it’s proposing to the United Nations that all vessels trading globally above a certain size should pay a set amount per metric ton of carbon dioxide they emit. Environmental groups welcomed the proposal to the International Maritime Organization, a U.N. body, but cautioned th

Open this photo in gallery The European Commission in July proposed adding shipping to the bloc’s carbon market, targeting an industry that had for more than a decade avoided the EU’s system of pollution charges. Christopher Furlong/ Getty ImagesLeading shipping associations have proposed creating a global levy on carbon emissions from ships to help speed up the industry’s efforts to go greener. With about 90 per cent of world trade transported by sea, global shipping accounts for nearly 3 per c

LONDON--Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for three Black players on England’s national team.... Everyone knew it was coming.“ It’s stupid, ” said Nedum Onuoha, a retired Black player who was in the top divisions of English and U.S. soccer for 16 years.... More than a third were of a racist nature. The problem is, there’s barely any accountability and it’s so easy....

BANGKOK — Ralph Santillan, a merchant seaman from the Philippines, hasn’t had shore leave in half a year.... It has been even longer since he saw his wife and son.“ There’s nothing I can do, ” Mr.... Santillan said late last month from his ship, a 965-foot bulk carrier off South Korea....

Egyptian TV showed the captain and another crew member being presented with a bunch of flowers and a plaque on board the ship." We hope that these Indian seafarers come back to India very soon," said R P Veetil, general secretary of the Sailors Union of India, adding that they exemplified crew who get stuck amid legal disputes. The Ever Given became grounded on March 23 in the southernmost, single-lane stretch of the canal, one of the world's busiest waterways, as high winds buffeted Egypt. Afte

LONDON( Reuters)-As the United Nations tries to broker a path for grain from Ukraine and temper worries about a global food crisis, hundreds of mines laid along the Black Sea present a practical nightmare that will take months to resolve even after any agreement.... Its waters are shared by Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Turkey, as well as Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian government officials estimate 20 million tonnes of grain are unable to travel from what was the world's fourth largest exporter

Workers have emerged from the pandemic with different expectations around what constitutes a healthy life/ work balance.“ Sometimes it takes a big disruptor to dislodge deeply embedded societal and cultural norms.... Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle.... “ RSB believes joining the vanguard of a four-day working week movement will position us as a leading employer, allow us to retain and attract the best staff and to continue to deliver i