Graco introduce EcoQuip, the dust-free blast solution for onboard surface preparation and spot repair.
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Introducing the IMPA Virtual Events Week 2020
Taking place between 12 and 16 October 2020, this is an online event that has a bit of everything. Make sure you do not miss out!

The NI launches important new guidance on bulk carrier operations
“This up-to-date key guidance should find its prominent place aboard every bulk carrier and in the library of every company and professional in our sector”

Navigating difficult waters
It comes as no surprise that shipping has been at the epicentre of the pandemic, and coming out of a difficult time has required more than business as usual. We sat down with IMPA ACT […]

Do your human rights due diligence… while it is still an option
Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence from 2021 for all EU companies, promises European Commissioner for Justice.

5 things the COVID-19 crisis can teach us about sustainability
While we undertake the Herculean task of fighting and recovering from the consequences of COVID19, we can use the pandemic as a wake-up call that helps us not only rebuild the way in which we work, but also redesign it better and stronger.

The Battle Against Plastic: What Are The Alternatives?
The first IMPA SAVE webinar served as an introduction to the IMPA SAVE initiative and dealt with the council’s first milestone: reducing the use of single-use plastic drinking water bottles onboard the world’s fleet. If […]

Why now is the time to be “Getting To Zero”
It is the first project being born under IMPA SAVE’s umbrella and it aims to dramatically reduce the amount of plastic drinking water bottles purchased for the world’s fleet. Why did the IMPA SAVE Council choose this as the first SAVE goal?

VIKING supplies Munin patrol craft to the Hellenic Army Special Forces
The contract for this large open-top patrol boat is latest in a series of agreements that support patrol, defense and search and rescue capability of Hellenic seaborne forces. VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has won a tender […]

Kicking off the battle against plastic with the first SAVE webinar on industry alternatives to plastic water bottles
The IMPA SAVE council is proud to be bringing together more than 100 industry professionals for an exciting webinar that will explore a dilemma as old as time: how to reduce the use of plastic water drinking bottles from the world’s fleet.

An important announcement from the IMPA Events Team
concerning IMPA London 2020 at the QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London on 15th and 16th September 2020 Dear valued stakeholder, First and foremost, we trust all our clients and friends, as well as their families, are healthy and well, […]

Keep safe, Stay at home, Read the IMPA Blog
IMPA COO, Stephen Alexander shares his top tips on how to work well from home during a lockdown

Incoterms 2020®: What has changed?
We spoke to DB Schenker’s Helge Jensen to discuss changes to the rules that define the responsibilities of buyers and sellers for the delivery of goods

Sustainability, sustainability, sustainability
IMPA COO Stephen Alexander reports on the IMPA agenda for 2020 and beyond

RINA launches Biosafety Trust Certification, the first certification to mitigate the spread of infections in public places
The first management system certification aimed at the prevention of the spread of infections in public places and to provide greater health safety.

How to Future-Proof Your Procurement Function
The quickening pace of evolution in procurement and supply chain departments has been occurring at most companies for some time now, and Sam Jermy asks how you can adapt and keep apace

The Big Question
We ask three experts: In an age of continuous disruption, how will shipping change?

Optimise for Success
ESL’s Esa Huotari explains how he is optimising procurement processes in the digital age