How would shipping function within the Europe’s emission trading system (ETS)?
Europe’s emission trading system (ETS) is “a cornerstone of the EU’s policy to combat climate change” according to the European...
Blockchain: a stepping-stone or obstruction for shipping operations?
Its aim is to promote “the efficient, transparent and secure exchange of information in order to foster greater collaboration and...
MEPC must review Arctic HFO ban, but Russia holds the key
Those amendments were prepared by the seventh meeting of the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 7) that took...
Power-to-X and energy from Patagonia: does it make sense?
First, I heard some sensible estimates of the operational duration possible with some alternative power options and the physical weight...
IMO plays catch-up with rescheduled MEPC 75 and MEPC 76. What topics are up for discussion?
It was originally scheduled for end-March/early April so, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a lot of ground to...
Market forces, not IMO, should lead emissions policy
IMO regularly comes in for criticism from many quarters but I had not heard an argument made for it to...
UK satnav may not include any ‘nav’
It is nearly a month since we reported that “new options for a UK satellite navigation and timing capability programme...
Speaking truth to power: a reality check on future fuels
As if we had not heard enough about future fuel options, up pops DNV GL with the second of what...
Digitisation needs standardisation, webinar hears
Big numbers had registered for a joint IMO-Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) webinar on digitisation on Thursday (8...
There’s trouble ahead on the road to decarbonisation, warns DNV GL
Local regulations “spell trouble for international shipping,” warned DNV GL Maritime’s CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen this week (22 September), saying that...
A new blend of data and human insight powering the future of ship agency
The world is grappling with the social and economic effects COVID-19 has brought. The pandemic was unforeseen by most, and...
EC drafts new yard list but questions remain
The European Commission (EC) is set to confirm its latest draft list of approved recycling yards but questions remain over...
