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Shipping: The second “front” is the Indian Ocean after the Red Sea

February 8, 2024

Attempted piracy attacks against merchant ships in the Indian Ocean have been on the rise recently, while for the first time since 2012 a…

The winners and losers from the crisis in the supply chain

January 25, 2024

As the world tries to recover from the inflationary shock, a new threat is coming to commodity prices. With the flare-up in the Red…

Shipping: The winning and losing industries for 2023

January 11, 2024

Shipowners operating tankers, liquefied natural gas carriers and car carriers were all gainers in 2023, in contrast to the container and dry bulk sectors,…

The Five Biggest Challenges for Shipping

September 28, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, the shipping industry relied heavily on executive experience, manufacturing reliability, and… “hammer and wrench” analog logic to keep all gears…

Major Ports are threatened to become obsolete due to Climate Change

September 21, 2023

These are not science fiction scenarios but an approaching reality and shipping will have to move in time to meet the new forecasts. Large…

The Sea and Capitalism

August 17, 2023

“Global capitalism is a marine phenomenon.” With this phrase, Liam Campling and Alejandro Colas, professors at Queen Mary University and Birkbeck College respectively, begin…

Methanol as an alternative fuel for Shipping

June 22, 2023

More and more shipping companies are putting methanol as an alternative fuel in the foreground, weighing the pros and cons for shipping use. At…

The first Electric Cruise ship with Giant Solar sails at Sea in 2030

June 15, 2023

A zero-emission electric cruise ship with retractable sails covered in solar panels has been revealed by adventure cruise line Hurtigruten Norway, and it has…

Exceeding Crude oil Price ceiling will increase Smuggling in Shipping

April 13, 2023

The rise in the price of crude oil is bringing new highs to new high levels of rescheduling and risks in terms of safe…