Shipping’s secret trade: the problem
Think of a product carried by sea, and the most likely things to come to mind are consumer goods, iron ore, coal, or perhaps even bauxite. But billions of dollars’ worth of illegal narcotics and thou...
7 Maj 202523min
Are e-fuels a waste of time?
Earlier this month, the International Maritime Organization agreed its net zero framework at the 83rd meeting of its Marine Environment Protection Committee. If you’re not sure what was agreed or th...
30 Apr 202529min
What happens next in the Baltimore bridge case?
Philosophers have for over two millennia debated the irresistible force paradox, usually formulated as ‘What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?’ Variants of the problem date ...
23 Apr 202534min
The MEPC post-mortem
On Friday, some 20 years of decarbonisation work at the International Maritime Organization culminated in a historic agreement, with countries voting 63-16 in favour of an emissions fuel standard with...
14 Apr 202523min
Management by Exception could be shipping’s future
Richard Buckley named his company 90 Percent of Everything to reflect shipping’s vital role in transporting the vast majority of everything that is traded worldwide. He is convinced that we’re on the ...
11 Apr 202516min
Why shipping has hit the pause button on investment
Even before Donald Trump pronounced the end of gloablisation, the shipping industry was effectively operating in a self-induced state of paralysis. Uncertainty over a looming trade war, the regulator...
7 Apr 202521min
The Lloyd’s List Outlook Forum: Live from Singapore
WITH geopolitical risk changing seemingly by the day and policy from the world’s biggest economy updated on a weekly (and sometimes hourly) basis, it might seem impossible for the shipping industry to...
31 Mars 202517min
Can green ship finance deliver in 2025?
This episode of the Lloyd's List Podcast was brought to you by Wirana - visit www.wirana.com/ for more information GREEN ship finance arrived a few years ago to much fanfare and hope. But times have ...
24 Mars 202515min
