Opinions & Analysis

The biggest question facing shipping is what fuels will it use in the future to meet planned greenhouse gas (GHG) emission cuts of 50% of more by 2050.

More than any other sector, transport is under pressure to boost efficiency and cut emissions. In Singapore, the main sources of air pollution are emissions from the industries and motor vehicles .

LNG is basically playing with methane and won’t limit CO2 emissions, open loop scrubbers double the pollution problem with food chain and under water marine life, low-sulphur fuel is limiting sulphur emissions yet wont address black carbon...

Crewing and commercial issues were in focus in a Capital Link webinar on the impact on shipping of the coronavirus (Covid-19).

One wonders, as the size and capacity of cruise ships mushroomed, and the various lines proudly unveiled their latest mammoth vessel, with all its outrageous attractions, whether anyone gave much thought to the prospect of the thousands of souls...

The IPCC special report Global Warming of 1.5c summarised that human activities have estimated caused 0.8 to 1.2 degrees c increase of global temperature and under current pathways most likely to reach 1.5 degrees c increase between 2030 to 2052.

As countries place restrictions on the crews and vessels that have called ports in China lawyers have been grappling with the question of whether a ship can refuse to call at port due to fears of coronavirus.

The “Shifting Trade” seminar, organised by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) at the end of January highlighted US exports and the role of the Panama Canal.

When talking about "Debt Trap Diplomacy" Hambantota International Port (HIP) drew a lot of international media attention.

It used to be assumed that provided the demands of the ship permitted, shore leave was, more or less, a “human right” of seafarers.