Opinion

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Garry Noonan, director, Innovation – Ardmore Shipping talks to The Motorship about how Ardmore is combining AI, weather routing and crew training to cut fuel use and fleet emissions through incremental voyage optimisation

By Garry Noonan, director, Innovation - Ardmore Shipping · 1st October 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Bringing AI on to the bridge

By Garry Noonan, director, Innovation - Ardmore Shipping · 1st October 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Peter Borop, CEO of Quadrise, speaks to The Motorship about how rising bunker prices are reviving shipping’s focus on fuel efficiency, flexibility and resilience

21st September 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Bunker surge revives fuel efficiency

21st September 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Shipping’s fuel transition will hinge on economics, regulation and decisions made before 2050

21st September 2026

Fuel economics will shape shipping’s transition

21st September 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Those responsible for moving essential resources around the globe cannot accept high transport costs as an immovable fact of life, says Orkhan Rustamov, chief executive of Alkagesta

17th September 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Shipping industry must act against spiralling costs

17th September 2026

OPINION

OPINION

There is no shortage of solutions to support shipping’s decarbonisation efforts. But installing a system onboard does not mean it will automatically deliver the expected results. Joep Groot, chief operations officer of…

19th August 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Crew engagement is critical to shipping’s energy transition

19th August 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Recent disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has forced the shipping industry to face some cold, hard truths. Neel Shah, CEO and Co-founder of PuriFire Energy, examines why energy security should be…

28th July 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Why energy security should drive the maritime fuel transition

28th July 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Foreship is combining vessel design, technology, energy management,and alternative fuels into a single integrated capability  as shipowners confront rising regulatory and commercial pressure to decarbonise fleets.  

7th July 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Foreship reimagines future ship design

7th July 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Swedish Club has warned that investment in alternative fuel vessels in Asia must be matched by stronger crew training and vessel safety measures.

6th July 2026

Alt fuels training vital for Asian vessel safety

6th July 2026

OPINION

OPINION

To meet the IMO’s emissions reduction targets, maritime industry commitment must extend to delivering greater data transparency and measurable action to prevent decarb projects from becoming mere exercises in optics, writes Esteve…

8th June 2026

Moving sustainability beyond an exercise in optics

8th June 2026

OPINION

OPINION

When we surveyed 225 maritime leaders last summer, writes Stefan Wiik, vice president, Parts & Field Services, Wärtsilä, the question underpinning almost everything we asked was simple enough. What is actually stopping you…

13th May 2026

EXCLUSIVE: The part that fits and the part that’s right

13th May 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Wärtsilä has launched a new report highlighting how regulatory pressure and uncertainty are complicating investment decisions across the global shipping sector.

25th March 2026

EXCLUSIVE: How uncertainty is reshaping shipping investment

25th March 2026

OPINION

OPINION

In the maritime industry, a certificate is often viewed as a final destination. Equipment is procured and installed, and the paperwork is filed away under the assumption that the safety obligation has…

18th February 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Explosive risks for routine maintenance

18th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

America’s position on lower-carbon marine fuels is not so much contradictory as revealing.

19th January 2026

The reality of the US’ position on lower-carbon marine fuels

19th January 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

The past year proved to be a defining one for the maritime sector, marked by the entry into force of long-anticipated regulation, intensifying debate at the International Maritime Organization and a steady…

7th January 2026

A review of last year

7th January 2026

OPINION

OPINION

As the year begins, maritime capability is once again moving up the political agenda, with major economies reassessing their position in global shipping, shipbuilding and naval influence. India and the United States,…

5th January 2026

Maritime affairs rise up leaders’ agendas

5th January 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Salim Bhimji is a maritime researcher who has worked across the shipping industry for over 25 years. He has been part of a team that provides intelligence to shipowners. He wrote the…

24th November 2025

A poem for Propulsion and Future Fuels: Dereliction: And the Ocean Too Weeps

24th November 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has announced plans to join the top five shipbuilding nations at the country’s Maritime Week in Mumbai event recently, saying “amid global tensions, trade disruptions and shifting…

31st October 2025

India can be “steady lighthouse when global seas are rough” says Modi

31st October 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

The recent decision reached by the IMO at its MEPC meeting was not what the industry wanted to hear. I’ve suggested who the engineers of the delay were in previous articles but…

27th October 2025

Reactions to IMO decision from maritime stakeholders

27th October 2025

OPINION

OPINION

On the final day of the IMO’s meeting to potentially shake-up the global shipping industry’s emissions profile, around two-thirds of member countries voted to delay the proposed Net Zero Framework, although a…

17th October 2025

IMO delays Net Zero Framework amidst shock and awe

17th October 2025

OPINION

OPINION

This week is immensely important for global shipping industry and perhaps it’s not too much of a stretch to say the world as a whole. The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee is…

15th October 2025

IMO meets to discuss the future of propulsion and fuels

15th October 2025