regulation

REGULATION

REGULATION

The reporting requirements stipulated by the FuelEU Maritime (FEUM) regulation add another level of complexity to emission management. 

29th January 2026

How FuelEU Maritime is changing commercial negotiations

29th January 2026

NEWS

NEWS

Baseblue is to change its name to KPI OceanConnect, completing its integration into a single organisation under the KPI OceanConnect brand.

16th January 2026

KPI OceanConnect completes its takeover of Baseblue

16th January 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

With regulatory scrutiny of ship discharges increasing, marine robotics and automation company Viam has entered a partnership with Rivertrace, a long-established provider of oil-in-water quality monitoring systems, aimed at improving environmental compliance…

13th January 2026

Automation deal aims to cut pollution risk from ship discharges

13th January 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Regulation now sits at the centre of the maritime decarbonisation debate, shaping not only which fuels the industry may eventually adopt but also the pace at which any of them can move…

28th November 2025

Nuclear Regulations Outdated

28th November 2025

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

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

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Modelling likely take-up suggests a capacity crunch is just a question of time, writes Rostom Merzouki, VP, global sustainability, ABS.

16th October 2025

Can shipyard capacity match surging demand for energy efficiency retrofits?

16th 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

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

CIMAC Working Group 17 has released a report highlighting the group’s position on how Methane Number should be regulated.

13th October 2025

CIMAC calls for more regulation on Methane Number

13th October 2025

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

The Global Ethanol Association (GEA) has officially launched as an independent, non-profit international organization headquartered in Switzerland with a focus on the maritime sector.

9th October 2025

Ethanol push accelerates

9th October 2025

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

With the exception of a small number of tugs and naval submarines powered by lead acid batteries, the use of energy storage systems on commercial vessels has a history of just over…

9th October 2025

Batteries growing bigger and energy options multiply

9th October 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DESMI is helping shipowners prepare for the upcoming IMO MEPC83 GHG requirements by offering practical advice and proven solutions to reduce shipping emissions and fuel consumption.

7th October 2025

Practical steps towards MEPC83 compliance

7th October 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A company whose main product was once suffixed with the word “dos” suggests it has some serious legacy and that is clearly the case with SpecTec’s digital maintenance system for ship operators,…

7th October 2025

SpecTec’s AMOS keeps aging fleets going

7th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

If there was a way for ships to drastically cut carbon emissions, comply with CII, EEXI, Fuel EU Maritime and have the opportunity to benefit from the EU ETS pooling mechanisms, without…

7th October 2025

Biofuels: A solution but no universal answer

7th October 2025

METHANOL

METHANOL

Cummins is laying the groundwork for methanol as a viable marine fuel, focusing on readiness and long-term strategy as the maritime industry shifts towards decarbonisation. While diesel remains central to its operations,…

8th September 2025

Cummins prepares for methanol future in maritime sector

8th September 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

While much of the shipping industry has had its attention on how to cut GHG emissions, progress is still being made on the reduction of sulfur and other emissions.

19th August 2025

Navigating New Waters: What you need to know about the ECAs

19th August 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

Entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention raises questions about persistent polymer materials, reports Patrik Wheater

14th August 2025

BREAKING BAD

14th August 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

When two foreign-registered ships collided in UK waters—resulting in the loss of a life, major damage to both vessels, and a significant aviation fuel spill into the North Sea—it raised critical questions…

11th August 2025

When ships crash at sea

11th August 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

There can be little doubt that exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS, or scrubbers) contribute to improved air quality by reducing emissions of sulphur oxides and particulate matter. Their economic case has been…

11th August 2025

Scrubbers – saviours or polluters?

11th August 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Once considered a “hard-to-abate” sector, shipping has begun shedding that label in favour of one more forward-looking: front-runner. And few voices capture this transformation better than Prof Lynn Loo, CEO of the…

18th July 2025

Ammonia: A chat with Prof Lynn Loo

18th July 2025