Six weeks before the Basel Convention’s open-ended working group convenes, a room full of shipowners, lawyers, recyclers, financiers, and regulators gathered in London to face a single uncomfortable truth: responsible ship recycling is no longer a reputational preference. It is a legal obligation with criminal teeth.

The Responsible Ship Recycling Forum 2026 arrived at the precise moment the industry needed it most. The Hong Kong International Convention had been in force for less than a ...

The Strait of Hormuz blockade was still less than two weeks old when delegates arrived. What that meant in practice, including rerouted tonne-miles, collapsed counterparty reliability in the Gulf, war risk surcharges eclipsing freight rates as the dominant voyage cost, was debated in real time by the people with tonnage in the water. Those conversations happened in sessions, over lunch, at the drink’s reception sponsored by the Marshall Islands Registry. 

Delegates have fed back that the ...

The APAC CCS value chain is in motion

Malaysia is building. Japan is shipping. Australia is injecting. Indonesia is positioning. The regulatory frameworks are imperfect but advancing. The vessel designs are ready. The storage geology is vast. These were just some of the key from Riviera’s Asia Pacific CO2 Shipping and Terminals CCS Conference hosted by MISC at their Kuala Lumpur home in Dayabumi Complex.

The day opened with a Japanese proverb "None of us is as strong as all of us" courtesy of...

February’s Offshore Support Journal Subsea Conference confirmed one clear message: the subsea market is thriving, and the momentum is building. Delegates gained a decisive view of current activity and the powerful forces shaping what comes next.  

Attendance reached a new high, a clear reflection of an industry that continues to expand at pace. Demand for vessels and specialist engineering services is rising sharply as deepwater developments advance and maintenance programmes multiply.  

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More than 600 delegates at this year’s OSJ Conference in London heard West Africa, Brazil and the Arabian Gulf now drive global action as leaders there prioritise energy security as others hesitate. There were also actionable steps to transform ageing fleets into revenue streams through the judicious use of AI and alternative fuels. 

Traditional cycles were declared obsolete. The future requires orchestration across a splintered global economy. Ageing fleets must not be seen as a threat, ...

Missed February’s Offshore Wind Journal Conference? Then you missed key insights on an industry emerging stronger after two punishing years. Here are five key lessons gleaned from the sell-out one-day event. 

The market has pivoted

Delegates heard about commitments for 15 GW of annual builds and 100 GW of collaborative projects, with nine countries setting out requirements for 300 GW across northern waters by 2050. The sector committed to €1.0Trn (US$1.2Trn) in economic impact and 30% cost...

At December’s OSJ Conference in the Middle East, discussion focused on a strategic opportunity that would have seemed unlikely just three years ago: the speed at which owners can now modernise their fleets to secure premium rates in a market reshaped by technology, decarbonisation mandates and new commercial models.

Discussions, networking and deal-making unfolded against the backdrop of a regional market growing at a 6.5% compound annual rate, fuelled by sustained NOC capital expenditure ...

The adjournment of the IMO’s MEPC 83 session might have slowed rulemaking, but at Tankers 2030, it was cast as an opportunity. 

November’s two-day conference in Singapore saw operators, charterers and regulators share how they are turning uncertainty into strategic advantage. Their insights revealed transformation is underway: imperfect, unstoppable and best achieved together.

Other key takeaways from the event spanned the worlds of regulation, operation, technical, commercial and ...

Delegates at Riviera’s International Bulk Shipping Conference 2025 came away with powerful insights on using data, design and daring leadership to get ahead. 

Smarter ships, better business

Marine Benchmark’s Torbjörn Rydbergh opened with an arresting set of numbers: bulk ships are 30% more carbon-efficient per tonne-mile than they were in 2012. Kamsarmax and Ultramax vessels are doing the heavy lifting, while Capesize tonnage is holding its ground. That is proof that technology, the right...

LNG remains a robust long-term pillar of energy security, offering unprecedented opportunity across the value chain, delegates at this year’s LNG Shipping and Terminals Conference heard.

Substantial and accelerated growth in LNG supply was forecast, expected to trigger the lower prices needed to stimulate new demand, particularly across emerging Asian economies. Lower LNG prices are also driving growth in the FSRU market, creating new opportunities to convert older LNG carriers into FSRU or...

Delegates at Riviera’s Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cells Conference heard that maritime hydrogen has moved decisively from technology validation to commercial co-ordination, demanding aligned investment across production, infrastructure, vessels and policy.  

Operational proof-points multiply  

Ivan Østvik of LH2 Shipping presented convincing evidence of technological maturity. Norway’s Hydra ferry has clocked 2.5 years with zero incidents, leakage or boil‑off, achieving the fleet’s highest ...

A clear picture of a sector poised for transformation emerged at Riviera’s Maritime Hybrid & Electric 2025 conference in Bergen. 

DNV’s Arnstein Eknes outlined an ambitious trajectory for maritime fuels. Complementing this, Jan Emblemsvåg of NTNU spotlighted nuclear propulsion’s unique power potential for long-distance vessels, offering solutions beyond green ammonia’s reach.

There was valuable insight on early infrastructure‑vessel co-ordination from RINA Germany’s Andreas Ullrich, and...

October’s Offshore Support Journal Americas conference in Rio de Janeiro provided powerful proof that Brazil’s offshore sector isn’t just planning transformation: it’s executing it. Over two intensive days, vessel owners, charterers, class societies, financiers and regulators spanning the global offshore supply chain examined Brazil’s emergence as the global offshore hotspot, revealing both the sector’s commanding lead and the opportunities ahead.
 
Fleet growth meets financing reality
 
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September’s Riviera Maritime Decarbonisation Conference in Amsterdam cut through regulatory fatigue and fuel uncertainties to reveal clear, actionable paths forward. Over two intense days, delegates spanning the worlds of chartering, vessel ownership, class, consultancy, legal, financial, consultancy, the supply chain and academia, didn’t just debate the shipping energy transition, they examined it in detail, highlighting both the sector’s significant strides and pathways ahead.

The ...