Regulation

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

While much of the shipping industry has had its attention on how to cut GHG emissions, progress is still being made on the reduction of sulfur and other emissions.

19th August 2025

Navigating New Waters: What you need to know about the ECAs

19th August 2025

NEWS

NEWS

We spoke to Lloyd’s Register and Anemoi Marine Technologies about the state of the UK maritime market and what it sees as the country’s role in a global context.

15th August 2025

Anemoi and Lloyd’s Register consider UK market

15th August 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

Entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention raises questions about persistent polymer materials, reports Patrik Wheater

14th August 2025

BREAKING BAD

14th August 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

When two foreign-registered ships collided in UK waters—resulting in the loss of a life, major damage to both vessels, and a significant aviation fuel spill into the North Sea—it raised critical questions…

11th August 2025

When ships crash at sea

11th August 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

There can be little doubt that exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS, or scrubbers) contribute to improved air quality by reducing emissions of sulphur oxides and particulate matter. Their economic case has been…

11th August 2025

Scrubbers – saviours or polluters?

11th August 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) have joined forces to speed up decarbonisation efforts in the dry bulk shipping sector — the…

8th August 2025

GCMD and INTERCARGO boost bulk decarbonisation

8th August 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

As the maritime industry wrestles with the practicalities of decarbonisation, a new study by the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI) and DNV has cast a sharp light on the challenges facing Europe’s short…

7th August 2025

DNV and RSI release study on decarbonising the short sea dry bulk fleet

7th August 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Voluntary insetting schemes could play a crucial role in accelerating shipping’s decarbonisation before formal regulations take effect, according to new research by the UCL Energy Institute, supported by UMAS.

18th July 2025

Maritime insetting key to decarbonisation

18th July 2025

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

In a significant move to safeguard ocean health, OSPAR has agreed a regional ban on the discharge of scrubber wash water in internal waters and port areas across the North-East Atlantic by…

30th June 2025

Scrubbers banned in Atlantic ports

30th June 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The Cargo Integrity Group (CIG) has intensified its focus on the growing risks posed by ‘cargoes of concern’, namely materials capable of igniting or fuelling fires under specific, often overlooked conditions.

16th June 2025

Reactive cargoes pose rising risks

16th June 2025