Approval is given to merging North and Standard Club after separate member meetings resoundingly back plans to create a market-leading global marine insurer and one of the largest providers of mutual cover in the maritime industries. Both clubs held special general meetings on May 27th to approve...
The keyword in energy transition is transition, a process that often involves constant tweaking and going back and forth between the gains and benefits of the old, and the betterment that will come...
Months after announcement of a security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, new details have emerged that China is also pursuing a Pacific-wide deal with almost a dozen of the island nations in the region. Some of the themes include maritime cooperation, cybersecurity and...
The Ship It Zero coalition has urged shipping companies to cancel all new fossil fuel newbuilds in their orderbooks and invest only in zero-emission technologies and fuels for their future global...
Norwegian consulting group Rystad Energy warns that the European Commission's ambitious plan to speed up the green transition could incur far higher costs than what it has budgeted. In order to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian fossil fuels, the EC has proposed increasing renewables' share of...
Three-wing rigs for ships can successfully tackle the problem of Energy Efficiency eXisting ship Index (EEXI) and Engine Power Limitation (EPL), extending the life of current and newbuild vessels,...
“The best laid schemes o’mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley,” wrote Scottish poet Robert Burns more than 200 years ago. He might just as well have been referring to the experience of the attendees at last fall’s Glasgow climate conference. The juggernaut of climate activism...
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and global trade association Interferry have agreed a common work programme to promote an environmentally sustainable future for the European ferry business...
The UK Chamber of Shipping is calling on the British government to institute mandatory requirements for installing and using shore power at the nation's seaports. The Chamber has adopted a target of attaining net-zero emissions by 2050, twice the current level of ambition at IMO. It...
Germany plans to work with Senegal on the development of an offshore gas field amid the severe impact of the war in Ukraine on energy supply and prices. The post Germany striving to develop gas...
