A clear message emerged from naval officers, bankers, shipowners and technology specialists at Shipping UK. Disruption is no longer an interruption to the market. It is the market. Those who recognise this first will be best placed to prosper

ISO 6319 gives ports a method, not an answer

06 Oct 2026by Edwin Lampert

The first global standard for in-water hull cleaning tells regulators what to ask for. It does not tell them what to approve. That gap will now fall to IMO when PPR 14 meets in January

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From technology promise to proven performance: maritime electrification faces the real-world test

10 Sep 2026by Annabel Gregori

The maritime industry is moving beyond asking whether vessels can be electrified. The question now is whether these technologies can deliver in real-world operations and make commercial sense.

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Defending the margin: where an owner's money goes, and what technology gets back

04 Sep 2026by Edwin Lampert

Owners and operators are being squeezed from every direction: rising opex; hardening regulatory requirements; inflation; the cost of capital and newbuildings; and insurance premiums that keep climbing

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Digital ROI: Unlocking Competitive Efficiencies

03 Sep 2026by Edwin Lampert

Digitalisation has moved from discretionary spend to a licence to operate. The harder question is where it is delivering measurable returns

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Future fuel pathways: separating signal from noise at Shipping UK

02 Sep 2026by Edwin Lampert

Decarbonisation is mandatory. But for shipowners weighing today’s investment decisions, confusion reigns

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$Navigating a fracturing world: risk mitigation takes centre stage at Shipping UK$

Navigating a fracturing world: risk mitigation takes centre stage at Shipping UK

18 Aug 2026by Edwin Lampert

Sanctions divergence, grey-fleet evasion, contested definitions of cyber and war, and a supply chain whose resilience is being tested as never before; the security environment facing shipping has rarely been more complex

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Forget the 1980s org chart. Talent is now a systems question, Shipping UK panel says

17 Aug 2026by Edwin Lampert

Shipping’s demand for people has outrun every forecast

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Industry writes its own safety casebook as fuel rules lag

03 Aug 2026by Edwin Lampert

With IMO’s mid-term measures postponed and first movers ordering vessels anyway, the UK Chamber of Shipping has published the first cross-fuel safety risk baseline built by vessel operators themselves

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How creativity, equity deals and nuclear power are reshaping offshore FPSO development

20 Mar 2026by Edwin Lampert

Ask not whether stranded offshore assets can be unlocked, but why, with the tools now available, so many of them still are not

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Cargo owners push for e-fuels and zero emissions

03 May 2025by Kirsten Wishart

AIT Worldwide Logistics vice president global sustainability Chelsea Lamar’s keynote address at the Maritime Decarbonisation, Europe conference will examine how cargo owners are influencing AIT’s sustainability programme

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Booming LNG exports drive US tugboat fleet growth and owner investment campaigns

When it comes to new tugboat construction, LNG is attracting the greatest interest in many US states and one Canadian province

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ZESTAs Secretary-General: 'This is no longer about proving these technologies work. They work.'

22 Oct 2026by Madadh MacLaine

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Wood Mackenzie: can Canada capitalise on Asia's need for long-term, lower-carbon LNG?

21 Oct 2026by Riviera News

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Policy and insurance: automation does not make an autonomous ship

16 Oct 2026by Martyn Wingrove

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Ethanol momentum in maritime shifts from engines to economics

15 Oct 2026by John Snyder

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Veson Nautical: full restoration is unlikely before at least mid-2027

02 Oct 2026by Riviera News

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Ammonia: an emerging energy commodity that shipping shouldn’t ignore

08 Sep 2026by Martin Cartwright

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Why ports need to invest in dedicated electric tug charging

08 Sep 2026by Martyn Wingrove

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Are invasive species an emerging challenge for offshore wind?

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