Payment processing and document delays are adding to the shipping industry’s costs at the rate of a minimum of $25/box on an estimated 50% of loaded containers moved according to one industry observer.

Shippers are concerned that shipping lines are using the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) as a cash point, charging their customers more than just the cost of covering the carbon mitigation charge.

Albrecht Grell, co-Managing Director of ship emissions and sustainability consultancy, OceanScore, has warned that many companies in the maritime field have not yet fully understood key issues relating to the EU Emissions Trading System, which...

The nearshoring phenomenon and upcoming changes to global carrier alliances are changing the shape and reliability of container trades in the Americas.

Progress towards delivering the IMO’s revised GHG strategy was made at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee, MEPC 81, but plenty remains to be done ahead of the crucial MEPC 83 meeting in spring 2025.

Analysis by technology group, Wärtsilä, has concluded that new fuel regulations in Europe could result in price parity between conventional and sustainable marine fuels by 2035, creating a proven strategy for global shipping’s energy transition.

Wind propulsion in various forms is starting to enjoy a significant level of uptake and rotor sail manufacturer Anemoi Marine Technologies believes it is regulatory compliance driving demand.

Shipping companies trading to, from, or within the European Economic Area (EEA) may only be coming to terms with the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) but, from next January – just one year later – they will also have to comply with FuelEU...

There is a need for a standardisation of connections to shore for charging shipboard batteries.

In a bid to emphasise the seriousness of the Red Sea Situation, The International Bargaining Forum’s (IBF) Warlike Operations Area Committee (WOAC) unanimously agreed to designate the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden ‘Warlike’.