With world inflation widely anticipated to have reached 8.8% in the closing weeks of 2022, senior executives within global manufacturers and retailers will be eagerly awaiting ocean transport savings as reports of plummeting containerised freight rates…
5 key ocean freight procurement considerations in a falling market Read More »
As the worst stages of the COVID-19 pandemic receded in 2022, maritime businesses may have expected a return to normality. That smooth ride failed to emerge. The Russian war in Ukraine and unravelling global economies conspired to create another tumult…
Maritime and data: Seven predictions for the year ahead Read More »
IMO’s new Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulations (MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 28) will not help the environment and may in many cases actually lead to higher rather than lower emissions. We have developed and herewith share a detailed prese…
CII is not the answer – what do we do now? Read More »
Nine out of ten goods traded globally are transported by ship. Without shipping, we would not live in a globalised world. The problem with ships, though, is that they mainly run on fossil fuels and are a massive contributor to global CO2 emissions. The…
Shipping: Navigating towards a greener future Read More »
On 15 December 2022 the 79th session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 79) adopted the Mediterranean Sea Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides and Particulate Matter (Med SOx ECA), with …
Tackling air pollution from ships: three facts about the freshly adopted Med SOx ECA Read More »