How shipping leaders would tackle real problems with a pile of fake money
A range of creative answers to TradeWinds’ fantasy shipping fund suggest the industry is in safe hands — but hurdles remain on how best to decarbonise and attract new talent
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Employers are undermining talks with workers at the UN’s negotiating table
The ILO’s technical meetings are supposed to set standards — but employers’ representatives are not engaging, writes IndustriALL’s Walton Pantland
Gas price prompts Fjord Line to convert LNG ships to dual-fuel
Energy crisis has led to “non-sustainable” financial situation for ropax owner
Lynn Loo: Emissions control must be underpinned by tracking
Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation chief executive says emissions control and tracking are key to building confidence in any global carbon-pricing scheme
Guy Platten: Invest in alternative fuel R&D and seafarer training
International Chamber of Shipping secretary general says $1bn is a drop in the ocean compared to the investment that is needed
ChatGPT puts its money on Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd
Open AI’s ChatGPT bot has ideas on sustainable shipping that coincide to a great degree with those of better established industry figures
Samuel Norton: Retrofitting and operational efficiency is the way to go
Overseas Shipholding Group chief executive says emissions-slashing newbuildings for the Jones Act market will be tough to come by in the coming decade
Jigo Hayashi: Net-zero cannot realistically be delivered without efficient carbon capture and storage
Tokyo Century joint general manager thinks onboard systems could become a popular choice in the early stages of maritime decarbonisation in the coming decades
Madeline Rose: We need mandatory, market-forcing zero-emission regulations
Pacific Environment’s climate campaign director sets out a four-point plan to accelerate emission-free shipping
John Dragnis: No country or company can be sustainable on its own
Chief executive of the Goldenport Group proposes a multi-pronged investment approach