Don’t expect too much out of the IMO this week
Lobbying will be difficult when positions are too far apart
Sustainability
Can European shipping remain competitive as emissions compliance costs rise?
Assessment of overlapping rules shows costs will rise, the question is when, says Norwegian technology hub Maritime CleanTech
Net-zero campaigners call on UN shipping regulator to defy Trump
Member states gather for new talks on stalled programme aimed to secure net-zero emission shipping by 2050
Wavelength podcast: Shipping figures talk carbon cuts in Singapore
This week’s episode also explores continuing safety concerns for ships in the Gulf — and the artist who makes art about shipping and finance
Shipowners face major pooling losses after EU gets its sums wrong
Ice-class methodology error reported by pooling firm Ahti
Several hundred vessels dive into Titan’s 2025 FuelEU pool to seek compliance
Pooling will be ‘a shipping trend to watch’, fuel supplier says
‘Why not ethanol?’ Vale looks to extend new fuel across orderbook
Head of shipping Rodrigo Bermelho says decarbonisation is a long-term, irreversible trend
Energy Will Define the Scale of AI
As AI accelerates, its ultimate scale will be determined not by compute alone, but by how effectively we design, power, secure, and manage the energy systems that underpin it.
Everllence warns of yawning gap on engine retrofit uptake in meeting IMO GHG goals
Regulations need to incentivise owners for fuel switches on existing vessels, engine designer says
Time running out to pool ships for FuelEU Maritime, lawyer says
Reed Smith’s Antonia Panayides warns that the advantages of combining allowances also carry risks