Opinion

OPINION

OPINION

Biofuels are likely to play an important part in helping shipping navigate the decarbonisation pathway, Helena Jureckova, Global Fuels Product Line Advisor, Energy Products, Product Solutions, ExxonMobil tells The Motorship.

16th February 2024

Charting a path to lower GHG emissions shipping

16th February 2024

OPINION

OPINION

This week marks the opening of Marintec 2023: a seminal moment for shipping industry to gather and discuss issues that will affect real change. It is most apt that such conversations should…

11th December 2023

Asia’s crucial role in decarbonisation of the maritime industry

11th December 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Recent years have seen a notable increase in deceptive shipping practices (DSPs), particularly in the form of AIS spoofing and dark fleet activity. Despite the new era of sanctions compliance challenges that such DSPs…

20th November 2023

Combatting a New Era of Maritime Sanctions Evasion

20th November 2023

OPINION

OPINION

The global shipping industry has an increasingly clear decarbonisation pathway to follow for vessels over 5000 gross tonnes, according to Gareth Prowse, Head of Decarbonisation at Svitzer.

16th November 2023

Clean Tech Growth Lifted By Partnerships With Ports

16th November 2023

OPINION

OPINION

This morning’s announcement by Wärtsilä that it is was adding a dual-fuel engine capable of operating on ammonia to its product portfolio is a stunning technical achievement.

15th November 2023

Opinion: Dawn of the Ammonia Age

15th November 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

With increasing numbers of ports committing to the Shore Power Declaration worldwide, ship-owners and operators could avail of a potentially simple route to reduced emissions, says Jon Halvard Bolstad Olsen, Head of…

26th October 2023

Onshore power supply offers potential to power change

26th October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

As the number of vessels operating on methanol as a fuel has steadily increased in recent years, VPS has deepened its experience of methanol as a marine fuel. Steve Bee, VPS Group Commercial Director,…

17th October 2023

VPS experience of methanol as a marine fuel

17th October 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Peter Keller, Chairman of SEA-LNG discusses the advantages of bio-LNG, and explains why investments are likely to lead to improved availability and lower production costs over the medium to long term. 

14th September 2023

Let’s Talk About Bio-LNG

14th September 2023

OPINION

OPINION

The confirmation by Tasmanian aluminium shipbuilder Incat that it will be building the world’s largest full-electric ferry – a 130-metre lightweight ferry that will carry 2100 passengers and 226 vehicles for Buquebús…

24th August 2023

Shape of things to come

24th August 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Different onboard CO2 capture technology types result in different levels of purity, and this will have a significant impact on containment systems, says Rupert Hare, CEO of design and engineering consultancy, Houlder.

20th July 2023

CO2 purity will impact onboard containment system design

20th July 2023

OPINION

OPINION

The agreement of a deal to achieve climate neutrality for global shipping by 2050 at the 80th meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) last night is a significant milestone…

7th July 2023

Opinion: MEPC80 deal sends a clear message (about the IMO)

7th July 2023

OPINION

OPINION

This week will see the latest attempt by a group of world leaders to push industries to accelerate their journey to net zero emissions while finding new ways to finance the energy…

23rd June 2023

Building shipping industry pressure requires building engine pressure

23rd June 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Geoffrey Davis, Principal Cyber Consultant at ABS Group, discusses how a trend towards increasing integration between OT systems onboard a vessel and cloud-based infrastructure will impact on Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity in the Maritime industry.

2nd June 2023

Identifying the cybersecurity implications of IMO 2023

2nd June 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Artificial Intelligence and the advent of automated ships will pose difficult questions in determining liability under the Hague Rules for maritime casualties, the 2022-2023 chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters has…

18th May 2023

AI and Automated ships pose new challenges in casualty liability

18th May 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Shipowners are unlikely to welcome well-intentioned plans to promote domestic steel recycling chains in the EU. Outside Turkey, no large scale ship-based recycling chains exist in Europe, and yards cannot afford automation to…

4th May 2023

EU attempts to promote recycling risk perverse consequences: opinion

4th May 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Following the formal approval of the EU’s emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) by the European Parliament, shipowners are now mandated to submit verified emissions data for all voyages that start or end…

20th April 2023

Is The Shipping Industry Ready For Europe’s Cap And Trade Rule?

20th April 2023

OPINION

OPINION

The dust has barely settled on the draft agreement of the EU’s FuelEU Maritime legislation, which has seen difficult issues surrounding the admissibility of carbon-based fuels, the range of renewable fuels of…

27th March 2023

FuelEU Maritime rune reading

27th March 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Split incentives between charterers and shipowners remain a barrier to clean technology uptake, but not an insurmountable one, says Simon Potter, director of sustainability advisory at independent design and engineering consultancy, Houlder

7th March 2023

Sharing The Benefits Of Clean Technology

7th March 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Refreshed technologies hold promise in addressing shipping’s clean energy needs, but solutions won’t emerge in the short term, writes Patrick Ryan, VP, Technology, ABS

2nd March 2023

Putting the nuclear opportunity for shipping into context: ABS

2nd March 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Tony Foster, CEO and CIO of Marine Capital discusses the challenges of attracting outside investment into the decarbonisation of the UK’s short-sea sector.

2nd February 2023

Decarbonisation Funding Will Require Institutional Investors

2nd February 2023