Contributions
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Why sanctions make shipowners insomniacs
In the first of a regular monthly column for Splash, Pierre Aury explains why sanctions do not work, and how…
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Nuclear power for shipping; understanding the opportunity in context
Refreshed technologies hold promise in addressing shipping’s clean energy needs, but solutions won’t emerge in the short term, writes Patrick…
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Breakthrough year in autonomous shipping as international collaboration ramps up
One Sea Secretary General Sinikka Hartonen discusses the key developments in autonomous shipping in 2022 and provides an outlook for…
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Lessons learned from 2014’s oil price collapse
Zane Berry from MCA Consulting identifies how the offshore industry has transformed over the past decade. I was interested to…
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Residual value of nuclear fuel to be an economic disruptor of shipping
Tomorrow’s challenges for shipping are not just about the environment, but also about the economics of our industry. Shipping is…
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Seafarers desperately need training to handle explosive lithium-ion batteries
Simon Hodgkinson, head of loss prevention at West P&I, believes dedicated courses are a must to safeguard mariners’ lives. Transporting…
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Let’s make collaboration more than a buzzword in 2023
Shipowners say they are willing to collaborate on decarbonisation, but there are barriers to overcome before the reality matches the…
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Tech predictions for 2023
Angus Whiston from DeepSea on what to watch out for next year. This year has proven to be a turning…
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Technology and data will support stability in a time of upheaval
In 2023, a more proactive mode of management with data at its heart will be taken up to comply with…
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Maritime media’s Russia-Ukraine coverage lacks balance
Self-appointed maritime media critic Santosh Patil takes us and others to task over how we have covered this year’s war…
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Whatever happened to Chinese leasing?
Dagfinn Lunde, writing in the latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine, ponders the huge hole in ship finance following a…
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The marine fuels market outlook for 2023
Jesper Lindegaard Sørensen, managing director of KPI OceanConnect Singapore, gives readers an Asian-flavoured look at where the bunker markets are…
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Tankers, crimes, and fortunes
Andrew Craig-Bennett delves into the past as he worries about today’s growing dark fleet. Balzac never wrote, “Behind every fortune…
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Boosting security and transparency in shipping
Container tracking and sensor technology are cost effective means of consistently increasing security, operational efficiency, and sharpening the competitive edge…
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Leadership of change
As someone who has always been a proponent of standardisation, the current state of affairs in maritime technology and solutions…
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The top 10 maritime media personalities of 2022
Tis the season for year-end polls and lists. Santosh Patil has his own take. The season of Top 10 this…
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Advanced biofuels can accelerate shipping’s decarbonisation without new infrastructure
Dr Nicholas Ball, CEO of XFuel, makes the case for greater use of biofuels today. We are increasingly seeing a…
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Hong Kong: Owners battle to right the ship
Wellington Koo, chairman of the city’s shipowning association, knows how to get Hong Kong back on the maritime map. Will…
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Shipping returned from COP27 with renewed ambition – now what?
Bureau Veritas’ vice president for South Asia David Barrow reflects on transformative discussions at COP27, and on what shipping can…
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Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area
Yoking Hong Kong economically with its neighbouring cities ought to provide plenty of opportunities for the local maritime community. The…
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