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Ballast Water Compliance Faces Global Stress Test

Ballast Water Compliance Faces Global Stress Test

When inspectors board vessels later this year, many shipowners will be watching closely. Since September, Port State Control (PSC) authorities have been undertaking a global Concentrated Inspection…

UK Government & Industry Pledges £1Bn to Accelerate Shipping Decarbonisation

UK Government & Industry Pledges £1Bn to Accelerate Shipping Decarbonisation

Timed to the opening of London International Shipping Week 2025, the UK government announced a major financial injection into maritime decarbonisation.  The Department for Transport will add…

Renewed VLSFO Quality Concerns Threaten Ship Operations

Renewed VLSFO Quality Concerns Threaten Ship Operations

Ship operators are facing a resurgence of fuel‐quality problems with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), the most widely used compliant bunker fuel.  Rising levels of sediments and impurities…

Alternative Fuels Transition to Gain Momentum After 2030, Say Industry Leaders

Alternative Fuels Transition to Gain Momentum After 2030, Say Industry Leaders

Shipping’s shift towards alternative fuels is set to accelerate markedly after 2030 as new emissions regulations take effect, industry executives told the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) in…

UK Unveils £250m Defence Industrial Strategy With Strong Maritime Focus

UK Unveils £250m Defence Industrial Strategy With Strong Maritime Focus

The UK government has published its long-awaited Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), backed by a £250 million investment to spur regional growth and drive innovation.  Defence Secretary John…

Global FLNG Capacity to Triple by 2030

Global FLNG Capacity to Triple by 2030

New research from energy consultancy Rystad has revealed that FLNG capacity is set to more than triple by 2030, as FLNG utilisation rates become comparable to onshore terminals.  LNG demand is…

The Dark Fleet’s Growing Use of False Flags

The Dark Fleet’s Growing Use of False Flags

The new data from S&P Global has revealed that the dark fleet - vessels that operate outside normal, regulated, and transparent shipping practices - continues to grow in its use of false…

HMS Prince of Wales Conducts Royal Navy’s First Ship-to-Ship Cargo Drone Transfer

HMS Prince of Wales Conducts Royal Navy’s First Ship-to-Ship Cargo Drone Transfer

While deployed to the Indo-Pacific, the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has become the first Royal Navy vessel to use an unmanned cargo drone for ship-to-ship transfers.  The carrier and…

Hapag-Lloyd and DHL Sign Deal to Utilise Sustainable Marine Fuels

Hapag-Lloyd and DHL Sign Deal to Utilise Sustainable Marine Fuels

Germany’s container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd and DHL Global Forwarding have signed a three-year framework agreement to reduce scope 3 greenhouse-gas emissions from sustainable marine fuels used in…

Samsung and Evergreen Complete 10,000 km AI Navigation Trial on Ever Max

Samsung and Evergreen Complete 10,000 km AI Navigation Trial on Ever Max

Samsung Heavy Industries, in collaboration with Evergreen, has completed a 10,000 km trans-Pacific trial of its Autonomous Navigation Technology aboard the 160,000 dwt Ever Max.  The voyage,…