Opinion

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

REGULATION

REGULATION

Jason Stefanatos (pictured), global decarbonisation director at DNV, shares insights into the evolving regulatory and technical landscape surrounding ammonia’s potential as a marine fuel.

6th May 2025

DNV charting ammonia’s course through regulatory waters

6th May 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Just yesterday I was pondering the logic of President Trump imposing tariffs that have badly impacted shipping companies, now we learn that it’s not simply shipping he has his sights on, but seemingly the…

9th April 2025

Trump threatens “reciprocal measures” if shipping carbon taxes introduced

9th April 2025

OPINION

OPINION

In my editorial for the latest edition of The Motorship, I wrote about how Trump’s inauguration saw the China baiting that was a hallmark of his first administration renewed with vigour. But with…

7th April 2025

The true cost of the “Trump trade”

7th April 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Coming from Switzerland, the International Year of Glacier Preservation and World Water Day’s glacier theme strike a chord with me. I have witnessed the alarming retreat of Swiss glaciers firsthand—a 65% ice…

25th March 2025

A new dimension of partnership is needed to overcome the glacial pace of decarbonisation

25th March 2025