US port fees: A shipbuilding game changer or a shot in the foot?
If Chinese shipyards are feeling uneasy right now, it’s perfectly understandable. Last month, in an effort to revive its nearly non-existent domestic shipbuilding industry, the United States Trade Rep...
17 Maalis 202519min
Is European shipping heading for a renaissance, or an existential crisis?
For years the shipping industry lamented sea blindness among the global political elite. Particularly in Europe, where shipping was more often than not ignored unless it became a pollution problem. ...
11 Maalis 202522min
Can the P&I market handle an increasingly volatile shipping industry?
February comes with several notable dates for the calendar, but in marine insurance the end of the month means one thing: P&I renewals. Renewals for the International Group of P&I clubs are due on F...
27 Helmi 202532min
Shipping’s shame: It’s time to talk about abandonment, again
In 2020, 85 vessels were reported abandoned. In 2023, that number was 142 — a worrying increase, but nothing compared to what was to come. Because in 2024, some 310 vessels were reported as abandoned...
24 Helmi 202523min
It’s crunch time at the IMO. Or is it?
MONDAY February 17 kicks off the first of a crucial series of climate talks at the International Maritime Organization. There are just two intersessional working group meetings, and one Marine Enviro...
17 Helmi 202517min
Is freedom of navigation under threat? Part II
Freedom of navigation — the legal principle that states ships from any country have the right to sail freely in international waters — is under attack. It has been for some time. But a confluence of...
10 Helmi 202518min
Is freedom of navigation under threat?
The world economy is still globalised, at least for the moment. But superpower rivalry and the decay of global rules and norms mean that geopolitical tensions are deepening and global maritime trade...
3 Helmi 202523min
Why is LNG winning the future fuel race?
Decarbonisation is perhaps the biggest issue shipping faces, and it’s unique in that it affects everyone, whatever your politics. The question we, and much of the shipping industry asks, is not whet...
27 Tammi 202523min
