Electrification: Leading the “charge”
By Michael D. White The clock is ticking down as the maritime industry is racing to implement innovative technologies to meet the net-zero emissions by 2050 set by the International Maritime Organization
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Op-Ed: Professional salvors keep marine trade flowing
By James Herbert, Secretary General, International Salvage Union The drive for transparency should be at the heart of all industry. Ensuring that stakeholders know about, and understand, your work and views builds
Op-Ed: A wake-up call for maritime safety standards
By Osher Perry, CEO and Founder, ShipIn Systems The recent Dali incident in Baltimore highlights the critical need to reassess maritime safety standards. This tragedy is not an isolated case but reflects
Op-Ed: Maritime industry’s role in Florida’s energy and hurricane resilience
By David Wood, President of Florida Maritime Partnership With 22 million residents, 140 million visitors a year, and two of the top 10 busiest airports in the nation, Florida’s demand for gasoline
Op Ed: How inventory management got back on the shipping industry agenda
Gurinder Singh, director of solutions engineering, ABS Wavesight, highlights the importance of inventory management. Global shipping markets are booming as a combination of market drivers and geopolitics conspires to push the maritime
Op-Ed: Closing the gender equality gap in maritime
By Dr. Victoria Frank, technical manager at AkzoNobel In June, industries celebrated International Day of Women in Engineering. This awareness campaign brings to the surface all of the fantastic achievements made by
Op-Ed: Open reporting is a maritime safety must
The shipping industry’s struggles to overcome its most persistent safety challenges highlights the need for open reporting based on cultural change and modern technology, says Peter Broadhurst, senior vice president of Inmarsat
Op-Ed: Fleet digitalization can do more than save fuel
By Arnaud Dianoux, founder and managing director, Opsealog The scope of reporting in the maritime sector is continuing to expand, going beyond new environmental regulations to encompass growing ESG pressures from a
Op-Ed: Port operators are fighting a new tidal wave of crime
Ports must counter soaring levels of cargo theft with more robust insurance and security measures, warns Ed McNamara CEO of global port insurer Armada Risk Partners. In the U.S. cargo thefts are
Op-Ed: The missing link for decarbonizing maritime shipping
by Dominic McKnight Hardy, managing director, MIS Marine When IMO member States unanimously adopted an updated Green House Gas (GHG) emission reduction strategy last year, the organization had already established its flagship