Acronym-heavy shipping needs to get used to a rising four-letter vessel type. VLACs are being tipped to overhaul VLGCs in a changing of the guard in the gas trades. The global trade of ammonia is increasing every year with a rise in trade projected until at least the middle of the century. With...
https://splash247.com/the-rise-of-the-seaborne-ammonia-trades-2/
Torgeir Willumsen, resident partner at Simonsen Vogt Wiig in Singapore and founder of Assentiri, establishes the unique peculiarities of shipping that make the digital transition so tricky. In an era where digital transformation has revolutionised many industries such as banking and real estate,...
https://splash247.com/three-reasons-why-shipping-transactions-have-not-yet-been-digitalised/
Helping turn Geneva Dry into a significant Swiss shipping week, broker IFCHOR GALBRAITHS (IG) and law firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) are set to host a seminar and golf day on May 1. Taking place at the Golf & Country Club de Bossey 8 km south of Geneva, invited guests can sign up for a …
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Pierre Aury questions whether we have our priorities right when it comes to making the world a greener place. The Marine Environment Protection Committee had its 81st meeting last month. In a strange case of perhaps the first documented instance of a dead horse flogging itself, shipping has...
https://splash247.com/decarbonising-the-world-a-dead-horse-flogging-itself/
Charles Watkins, CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions, has recently returned from a vessel visit where he supported crew whose vessel was attacked by rockets through the Red Sea. Here he recounts what he saw. As the CEO and clinical psychologist at Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS), I...
https://splash247.com/the-mental-scars-left-by-red-sea-attacks/
Aoife O’Leary, the CEO and founder of Opportunity Green, writes for Splash today on one of the key takeaways from last week’s environmental discussions in London. The International Maritime Organization has been debating how to reduce emissions from international shipping for decades now. But...
https://splash247.com/the-unsung-hero-of-shipping-decarbonisation-the-marpol-convention/
Owners are drawing strong encouragement for the near-term prospects of the freight markets and are right to do so, says Plamen Natzkoff from Maritime Strategies International. In its latest, Q1 2024 forecast, Maritime Strategies International (MSI) forecasts a positive year for trade growth in the...
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Faig Abbasov from the NGO Transport & Environment argues that a proposal under discussion at the International Maritime Organization would seriously undermine efforts to decarbonise global shipping and to make its transition equitable. Imagine that you need to lose weight for medical reasons. Your...
Eline Muller from Multraship Towage and Salvage writes for Splash on International Women’s Day. Over the past decade, the shipping industry has undergone noteworthy transformations, particularly in its commitment to fostering diversity and inclusivity. This shift is not only a matter of social...
https://splash247.com/progress-and-challenges-on-diversity-in-maritime/
Helen Barden and Mark Smith from NorthStandard answer questions arising from the first months of Europe’s Emissions Trading System being applied to shipping. Several issues were left unanswered as the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) was applied to shipping from the beginning of...
https://splash247.com/contractual-issues-arising-from-eu-ets-implementation-explained/