The Professional African Technical Network Advisory (PATNA) Initiative and UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group report, and provide valuable insight, on the meeting which took place in South Africa between 27th and 30th April 2026.

Research from Erasmus Rotterdam University, University of Copenhagen and UCL provides the first integrated framework for understanding how climate-related transition risks cascade across maritime operations. Rotterdam 13th May 2026 - A new white paper published today argues that the sector's current fragmented approach to climate risk management leaves it dangerously exposed. The white paper titled, Navigating climate transition risks in global shipping, draws on a peer-revi

UCL provides a detailed analysis of the discussions at MEPC84, the penultimate meeting before potential adoption of the NZF later this year and what the outcomes of this week’s meeting could mean for the adoption of the Net Zero Framework London 1st May 2026 – Readout from UCL Shipping and Oceans Research group shows IMO’s 84th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has concluded with the NZF agreed in principle in April 2025 now seeing the pendulum

his new study, from the Professional African Technical Network Advisory (PATNA) Initiative and UCL, quantifies how IMO mid-term measures will raise trade costs across Liberia's most critical commodities, with long-term impacts reaching over 11% for timber and between 34.5% and 36.3% for food product imports.