The IMO has always highlighted the issues that are really crucial to the future of maritime and this year’s World Maritime Day theme of ‘new technologies for greener shipping’ was…
There are a staggering 5.25 trillion macro and micro pieces of plastic in our oceans, which equates to 46,000 pieces in every square mile of ocean, weighing up to 269,000…
As challenges go, significantly cutting the shipping industry’s carbon footprint by 2050 is a big one. A sector powered by fossil fuels must learn to build a new generation of…
The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) is delighted to announce that the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), at its 2020 annual meeting, has accorded The Bahamas the status of…
For everyone who spends time at sea, the increasing pollution of the oceans is a cause for great concern but, although there are many organisations promoting cleaner seas, the launch…
The Bahamas Maritime Authority is delighted to announce that it has just become a member of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA).