Across industries, efforts to improve efficiency have often centered on standardization practices. The commercial shipping industry is no exception. With so many moving parts in the commercial shipping supply chain, collaboration between stakeholders have [...]

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Posted by Merrimac Marine in: Cargo Shipping

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Climate change has the potential to affect every life and every industry on the planet. Faced with a growing body of evidence that greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants are altering the global environment, enterprises [...]

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Posted by Merrimac Marine in: Cargo Shipping

Tagged: Cargo Shipping climate change Commercial Marine Insurance Commercial Shipping global shipping sustainability IMO IMO 2020 marine insights

The cargo shipping industry experiences many challenges in its operations. One of the challenges is regulatory compliance with national and international maritime laws, which can often drive up costs, not to mention risk exposures. [...]

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Posted by Merrimac Marine in: Commercial Marine

Tagged: Cargo Shipping Commercial Marine Commercial Shipping Marine Insurance zero emission standards

In the commercial maritime industry, dredging operations represent some of the riskiest procedures and practices for both workers and the environment. Dredging requires the use of heavy machinery, which presents significant hazards for employees. [...]

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Posted by Merrimac Marine in: Cargo Shipping

Tagged: Cargo Shipping Dredging Dredging Practices Dredging Safety Marine Excavation

First emerging in China in late 2019, the novel coronavirus responsible for the severe respiratory disease known as COVID-19 quickly spread around the globe. Eventually, the viral spread was declared a global pandemic by [...]

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Posted by Merrimac Marine in: Commercial Marine

Tagged: Cargo Shipping Commercial Marine Commercial Shipping COVID-19 Global Commerce