Contributions
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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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Looking to the cloud: connectivity and data as key ingredients for CII compliance
Simon Gatty Saunt from SES with helpful advice ahead of the impending Carbon Intensity Indicator. The IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator…
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Leveraging the diaspora in building the Maritime India brand
Santosh Patil on how the world’s largest democracy can develop into a maritime powerhouse. The recently concluded INMARCO 2022, a…
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Hong Kong: Where will the next generation in maritime come from?
What should Hong Kong maritime be doing to ensure it gets its share of the brightest and the best? The…
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Hong Kong: How to build back trust
The city has slipped down the maritime hub rankings. There’s plenty of advice on offer to climb back in the…
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What Hong Kong’s maritime community wants from its new leader
The local shipping community is already pitching John Lee a host of ideas. How many will stick? Splash investigates as…
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Shipbrokers Reloaded
Gas freight trader Panos Patsadas on the changing role of shipbrokers. Before the onset of covid, and all the disruption…
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Uncovering the vintage appeal of ships
Older vessels are an integral part of maritime’s journey towards holistic sustainability and decarbonisation, writes Laxman Kumar head of technical…
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Keep up seafarer wellbeing initiatives
Conditions onboard are improving and a greater focus on seafarer wellbeing has delivered results, but the industry should not turn…
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Shipyards look to plug the gap as two-horse newbuilding race runs its course
Shipyards banking on a decarbonisation-driven order boom must contend with present day realities, writes Stuart Nicoll from Maritime Strategies International.…
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A digital framework to collaborate on decarbonisation
As COP27 gets underway in Egypt shipping knows it needs to work together to decarbonise, and wants to act. What…
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The dire triangle and crew welfare
Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, identifies the three elements which shape life for crew that suffer. One…
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Floating offshore wind challenged by supply chain conundrum
Floating foundation selection involves comparing a combination of technical and operational factors. Arguably the operational factors will have a bigger…
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