A record low for shipping losses gave the industry reason to smile in 2019. However, fears that the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant global economic downturn will lead to safety-related shortcomings and a rise in serious shipping incidents mean thos…
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The Battle of Marathon, the Sacking of Rome, Einstein developing his theory of General Relativity, the Great Depression, The Second World War, the birth of John B, the launch of the PlayStation 2. All are seismic events that have forged and influenced …
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Prior to IMO 2020 there was a lot of conjecture mingled with a fair spattering of trepidation as to the perceived level of quality issues we would see with many stakeholders suggesting significant problems were on the horizon using analogies of our old…
Are bunkers too easy a target when problems alleged onboard vessels? Read More »
A new study – the BLUE Insight Low Carbon Shipping Fuels & Energy Guide 2020 – has revealed that more than 40 organisations are vying for a share of the $1.4 trillion* low carbon shipping fuels and energy market. However, many remain in their infan…
Being a shipping IT professional can be frustrating. You recognise the need to invest in further cybersecurity, but your management team still treat it as a “compliance problem”. But perhaps this is a result of the way cybersecurity has been presented …
Turning IMO2021 into an opportunity instead of a burden Read More »