Shipping insists on crew safety and freedom of navigation guarantees if Strait of Hormuz re-opens
Safety of ships and seafarers in the waterway needs to be assured, shipping bodies say
Regulation
Never let a crisis go to waste — even for decarbonisation
Owners and charterers should use these uncertain times to prepare for the new low-carbon push to come, says Engebret Dahm
Greek owners urge IMO to rethink net zero plan ahead of crucial meeting
Draft framework ‘not an appropriate solution’, says the body representing the world’s largest cross-trading fleet
What the EU AI Act requires for AI agent logging
The EU AI Act is 144 pages long. The logging requirements that matter for AI agent developers sit across four articles that keep referencing each other. Here’s what they say, when the deadlines hit, and where the gaps are. Your agent is probably high-r…
Africa faces lose-lose situation as IMO and EU emissions rules take centre stage
Africa policy experts call for EU to do more to allow IMO’s Net-Zero Framework to be dominant emissions regulation, says Maria Ogbudo
Africa faces lose-lose situation as IMO and EU emissions rules take centre stage
Africa policy experts call for EU to do more to allow IMO’s Net-Zero Framework to be only emissions regulation, says Maria Ogbugo
Maritime union proposes tax break to tempt more cargo onto US-flag ships
Leader of Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association believes in a demand-first approach to US maritime revitalisation
Trump’s maritime administrator works to forge ‘new MARAD’ in pursuit of a new paradigm for US shipping
Stephen Carmel is looking for a way for the US to change the system on its own terms. Could nuclear propulsion be the answer?
Sweden keeps heat on Russia-linked ships with fourth detention in a month
The master of the bulk carrier admitted a deliberate spill before the vessel was released
Wavelength podcast: Ceasefire confusion in the Middle East
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