 It goes without saying that the transportation of today is deservedly considered a core foundation of the modern international trade and one of the critical conditions of the economy growth. Today, there is a huge number of the people employed in the transportation industry, keeping the world living and moving, and contributing to the actual progress of the industry. They have traditionally been at the cutting edge of the change; however, today there are new challenges to face.
Nowadays, the introduction of the automation concepts and other new and developing technologies creates ongoing transformation of the society and economy. It should be noted, however, that they also create opportunities and their harmful effects, where present, can eventually be stopped.
This would require collective effort of all workers involved. The current paper is there to tell the industry people that in the numerous different areas of the global transportation chain the automation is going to be introduced gradually. Take some time to acquaint yourselves with the content of this report if you want to stary updated with the very recent happenings in the field of international marine transportation.
 International efforts to tackle greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions encompass the Paris Agreement and its associated goals, along with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goal 13, referred to as SDG 13 and prescribing to take urgent action for combating climate change together with its impacts. As part of the commitment to global emission reduction, the IMO adopted Res. MEPC.304(72), which outlines the Initial IMO Strategy for reducing GHG emissions from ships.
This strategy envisions not only the reduction of GHG emissions from international shipping but also their eventual phase-out within this century. The Strategy identifies a range of candidate measures across short, mid, and long-term categories that the IMO can develop further to meet its ambitious targets. Among these short-term measures is a call to promote global port developments and activities that help reduce GHG emissions from shipping. This includes offering ships and shoreside/onshore power supplies from renewable sources, establishing infrastructure for alternative low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels, and optimizing logistics planning across ports. Additionally, the critical role of ports within the broader supply chain and their potential to contribute to GHG emissions reduction in shipping has been recognized through the adoption of Res. MEPC.323(74), inviting member states to encourage voluntary collaboration between the port and shipping sectors to aid in lowering GHG emissions.
To support the maritime industry in achieving the IMO’s emission reduction targets and fostering greener shipping practices, this guide serves as a call to action for the port and shipping sectors to facilitate GHG emissions reductions at the ship-port interface. It is particularly valuable for stakeholders including shipowners, ship operators, charterers, ship agents, shipbrokers, port authorities, terminals, nautical service providers, and others who play crucial roles in implementing necessary changes and adopting emission reduction measures within the ship-port interface.
 EMSA has developed a methodology to analyze the data reported in the European Marine Casualty Information Platform (EMCIP) with the aim of identifying potential safety issues. To evaluate the practicality and effectiveness of this methodology, an analysis was conducted specifically focusing on fishing vessels.
The project was carried out on two levels: a high-level analysis of all reported occurrences, including both investigated and non-investigated cases, to prepare general statistics and identify possible trends, and a detailed examination of "accidental events," "contributing factors," and "safety recommendations" based on the outcome of the completed investigations.
Through this analysis, several potential safety issues related to maritime casualties involving ships were identified, including safety assessment, training issues, legislation, work practices, maintenance, and management, and emergency tools. In addition, the safety assessment methods used onboard fishing vessels were highlighted as significant safety concerns for occupational accidents. These findings represent the results of the data analysis from reported incidents in the EMCIP and should serve as a foundation for a more formal and detailed examination of each area of concern.
The methodology applied has proven effective in detecting safety issues, thus establishing a robust baseline for any further analysis of data stored in the EMCIP. This document not only presents the outcomes of the analysis but also aims to propose a template for future similar analyses based on the methodology utilized.
 Here is an exhaustive collection of the “Review of Maritime Transport” publications issued by the UNCTAD, or the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, since 1968. It will be of the great interest to all people involved in the international maritime shipping industry as, prepared by the recognized professionals of the world respected entity, it will allow reader to chase the developments that took place within the shipping throughout the past decades.
Needless to day that the content of each of the releases included in the pack, shall be highly recommended to everyone directly or indirectly engaged in the industry, and willing to be kept updated with all latest happenings and historical trends.
Made of the fifty-three volumes, this collection is the must have on the table or on the computer of any marine person. It also incudes a special volume released back in 2018 and providing the general coverage of the past fifty years, including the most important events. Get yourself a copy.
 The publication contains the proceedings of the international conference dedicated to the marine pollution by oil. Man has always influenced the surrounding environment, but at the very beginning the traces of people's activities were almost not noticeable and the effects of those activities to the equilibrium of the eco-system were not serious at all.
As soon as the human started to use the tools, people were able to influence their surroundings in much more drastical way, and that is actually the time when the things started to go wrong. The environment condition we have today is the result of people's activities. The first section of the title is dealing with chemical/physical behavior of oil in marine environment and with the associated biological processes, while the second chapter addresses the effects of oil and its compounds on the eco-systems, populations and species.
The third section of the volume provides readers with the results obtained during the monitoring of both biotic and abiotic compartments of marine eco-systems. And the fourth section is dedicated to the several specific cases of the risk management and analysis on the basis on existing scientific technical knowledge. Definitely recommended title for those willing to be up-to-date with all happenings in the field of marine science.
 People have always tried to utilize the forces of wind and water to generate the power. The sailing ships and boats of the past used the wind for propulsion. You should agree that it was quite untrivial task to maneuver a sailing vessel to some destination point under frequently and seriously changing weather, sea and wind conditions.
Moreover, seamen always have to sail through very narrow passageways and through areas with dense traffic. The proceedings of the Eighth Robotic Sailing conference contained in the present publication, have been divided into three major parts. The opening part of the book has been devoted mostly to different technical hardware solutions newly developed for the autonomous sailing platforms - the design and construction, test sailing have been addressed, together with the application of various devices.
The second part is intended to introduce some new ideas relating to the mission planning, localization and avoidance of obstacles. Finally, the last part of this volume is dealing with the design and modeling of controllers and sensors, including their evaluation. Note that some of the papers contained in this collection may treat more than one of the aspects mentioned above.
 This publication contains the most important documents from the International Conference on CM in Marine Engineering held some years ago in Portugal. Today, the computational methods are considered as one of the essential tools of engineering in general, and this would include a huge area of professional interest in various marine applications, such as offshore and marine industries, as well as engineering challenges relating to the renewable energies and marine environment protection.
Subject conference included eight lectures and eighty—six presentations that have been grouped into ten thematic sessions covering nearly all relevant topics of today's marine engineering. The present volume contains sixteen selected papers addressing fluid—structure interactions, computational fluid dynamic applied to offshore, various isogeometric methods, seakeeping and manoeuvring, offshore and marine renewable energy, issues relating to propulsion and cavitation, hydrodynamics of ships.
The world recognized experts took part in selecting the papers sharing their experience and professional expertise. Check the information presented in the book and stay updated with all recent developments.
 The volume is a result of the collective efforts by the world leading and recognized experts in the industry, bringing together numerous valuable assorted contributions that were presented in the course of the OS-017, standing for the Ocean Science Session, and the Joint Assembly that were both held in Singapore some years back.
The chapters of the present publication are dealing with the modeling and the assessment of the dispersal communication incoming with SGD in the coastal areas affected by tsunami, numerical simulation applied to the coastal sediment transport by the earthquake tsunami which occurred in Tohoku-Oki in 2011, database of the tsunami events, raw/processed water level information, simulations of the tsunamis in the Western Pacific Ocean and in the East China Sea aroused from the earthquakes that took place along the Nankai-Suruga trough, various negative consequences of tsunamis on the ecosystem services, discussion related to the interaction of tsunami with fringing coral reef, effects of the wave erosion caused by tsunamis on the natural landscapes, concatenated hazards, floods, tropical cyclones and climate change, vertical evaluation system, contribution of the multiple wave arrivals to the duration of the tsunami and the damage caused, and so many other relevant and indeed critically important topics.
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