So, hands up who predicted at the start of the year that the biggest issue in shipping in 2020 would be crew change? It’s a fair presumption to say no-one.

As I write this I’ve just finished moderating my final conference session of the year at Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual. With myself in Singapore, speakers in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong, some bleary-eyed colleagues in the UK...

Global shipping has most of the key fundamentals in place for its transformation in the years ahead. In fact, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, DNV GL’s ceo – Maritime, goes further. He believes that the challenges of 2020 have tested international shipping to...

Winter in the North Pacific is not a place for the faint-hearted, but the scene of devastation aboard the ONE Apus after the loss or damage of a substantial portion of her deck load is the perfect illustration of what the sea can do to even the...

Last week saw one of the largest loss of containers from a vessel in recent years with the ONE Apus suffering loss or damage to an estimated 1,816 boxes in severe weather while crossing the Pacific on 30 November.

It’s not been the easiest of years for the Philippines crewing industry with the crew change crisis and lockdowns at home and across the globe but the elephant in the room remains the European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) ongoing issues with...

Shipping Australia is very concerned about the ongoing crisis caused by a lack of crew changes. Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped at sea and hundreds of thousands of people are waiting (without pay) to go to sea. It is a humanitarian...

Information Fusion Centre (IFC) observed a spike of incidents (sea theft and attempted actions) along the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Singapore Strait from 01 Oct to 09 Nov 2020 with nine incidents (three sea thefts and...

Sustainability in shipping is not just about the environment and Michael Grey highlights the issue of human rights of seafarers and the conduct of charterers.

This Thursday 29th October sees two highly topical discussions brought to the very forefront of the conversation led by environmental and digital ambassadors.