ZEMBA & GREEN WORLDWIDE: REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS THROUGH COLLECTIVE TENDER Green Worldwide Shipping® is proud to announce the successful completion of the inaugural collective tender initiated by the Zero-Emission Maritime Buyers’ Alliance (ZEMBA). This groundbreaking tender for zero-emission ocean shipping will provide greenhouse gas emissions reduction of more than 90% compared [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping® has joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the logistics industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains. The SmartWay program helps freight shippers, carriers, logistics companies and other stakeholders [...]
The World Shipping Council (WSC) is looking to submit a proposal for a new global green fuel pricing mechanism which would encourage a shift from fossil fuels to greener alternatives from ocean carriers. This proposal would have to figure out a way to work alongside or replace the current Emissions [...]
California recently enacted two climate disclosure acts SB-253 Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act and SB-261 Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk. These new legislative documents make it mandatory for many companies operating in California to report both quantitative and qualitative climate information. These laws are expected to have a significant [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE 2023 Q4 TREES DONATION IMPACT Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly supports Trees for the Future (TREES) by planting a tree for each shipment, customer, and employee. The company is pleased to announce the donation of 23,289 trees in 2023 Q4 to support TREES' work training farmers in nine [...]
BOEING 737 MAX 9 AIRCRAFT GROUNDED Safety concerns arising from the recent equipment malfunction during Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have led the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD). The AD, effective January 6, 2024, requires all owners and operators of Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE 2023 Q3 TREES DONATION IMPACT Since 2019, Green Worldwide Shipping® has proudly supported Trees for the Future (TREES) in planting a tree for each of our shipments, customers, and employees. TREES trains farmers in a regenerative agroforestry technique called the Forest Garden Approach to plant and manage [...]
President Biden recently unveiled approximately 30 new actions as part of his Bidenomics agenda. The objective is for these initiatives to improve supply chain resilience and ensure that Americans have access to essential products, businesses experience reliable deliveries, and strengthens agricultural and food systems. STRENGTHENING THE U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN The [...]
In the evolving landscape of European freight, forwarders and road freight operators are advising customers about an anticipated shift in toll fees due to a new European toll system linked to CO2 emissions. This initiative, commencing in Germany on December 1, involves categorizing heavy goods vehicles into five classes [...]
In response to concerns raised by senators regarding labor rights in trade provisions, specifically the recent commitment to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), the White House released an executive memo on November 16 emphasizing the promotion of labor rights abroad. The memo directs several key actions to address [...]
