Opinion

Declining governmental support and the emergence of an effective virus treatment both define the sector’s delicate balance, writes MSI container shipping analyst Daniel Richards

Analyst / Bank Forecasts Business & Finance Container Shipping & Trade Container Ships

Defining basic safety training in offshore renewables

16 Oct 2020by Andy Goldsmith

A new matrix will bring clarity to basic safety training requirements for personnel employed in the offshore renewable energy sector, writes IMCA technical adviser marine Capt Andy Goldsmith

Offshore Support Journal Offshore Wind Journal Safety & Incidents Safety & Security

ORE Catapult’s vision for a green economic recovery

15 Oct 2020by Andrew Jamieson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced significant investment in UK port infrastructure and huge enthusiasm for offshore wind and its potential to deliver net zero, create many thousands of jobs and increase UK businesses’ ‘competitive standing on the global stage’

Equipment & Services Finance & Investment Offshore Wind Offshore Wind Journal Policy & Regulation

Charterers show support for shipping’s decarbonisation drive

09 Oct 2020by John Snyder

One thing bound to grab the attention of shipping executives is when some of the world’s largest charterers – their customers – get together and throw their collective weight behind an issue.

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Batteries & Electrical Systems Hybrid Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery New Ship Orders/Charters Regulations & Compliance Sulphur Cap

Digital classification still needs the human touch

17 Sep 2020by Laurent Hentges

Bureau Veritas’ Laurent Hentges says digitalisation and human expertise are not mutually exclusive as shipping increasingly seeks remote classification solutions

Classification Container Shipping & Trade Digital Twins Fleet Performance & Maintenance Inspection LNG Shipping & Terminals Maritime Optimisation & Communications Offshore Support Journal Passenger Ship Technology Tanker Shipping & Trade Tug Technology & Business

Despite Covid-19, decarbonisation remains the industry’s biggest challenge

15 Sep 2020by John Snyder

It’s hard to imagine a more serious challenge to the offshore oil and gas industry, or for that matter the world at large, than the current pandemic sweeping the globe.

Business & Finance COVID-19 Digitalisation Forecasts Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Offshore Support Journal Offshore Support Vessels

Risk management: predicting if a business partner is a potential sanction buster

10 Sep 2020by Craig Jallal

Traditional knowing-your-client (KYC) checks do not always catch questionable business partners

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big Data Cyber Crime Digitalisation Fleet Performance & Maintenance Safety & Incidents Tanker Shipping & Trade Tankers

Why hydrogen lies at the heart of future fuels

10 Sep 2020by Grzegorz Pawelec

Hydrogen Europe’s Grzegorz Pawelec explains why hydrogen will form the basis of most future fuels and confirms that liquid hydrogen and ammonia offers the most promise for the maritime industry

Fuels & Lubricants hydrogen Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery

STS transfers: ensuring operational excellence

08 Sep 2020by Alasdair Adamson

HSEQ and compliance specialist Alasdair Adamson explains how to ensure ship-to-ship operations run smoothly and efficiently

Fuels & Lubricants Tanker Shipping & Trade Tankers

Defending the beaching method of ship recycling

07 Sep 2020by Anand Hiremath

GMS lead coordinator manager, Responsible Ship Recycling Program, Dr Anand Hiremath, argues that criticism of the beaching method of ship recycling in South Asian yards is not warranted

Business & Finance Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Regulations & Compliance Ship Recycling Tanker Shipping & Trade

Survival of the fittest: cruise lines look to life beyond coronavirus

03 Sep 2020by Tore Morten Olsen

Increased connectivity will be vital for cruise lines in the post-Covid-19 recovery

Communications COVID-19 Cruise Ships Digitalisation Ferries Maritime Optimisation & Communications Passenger Ship Technology Satellite Communications VSAT

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Ørsted lays out ambitious path towards carbon neutrality

Leading wind energy developer plans to work with suppliers of main components and shipping companies to decarbonise its supply chain

Hydrogen fuel cells ordered for €5.85Bn European transportation project

Tacoma: new LNG hub comes to North America’s west coast

X-DF engines: a ‘no-brainer’ solution for LNG carriers

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‘Low-carbon future needs to be circular’

26 Aug 2020by Dr Paul Jensen and Dr Anne Velenturf

The renewable energy industry needs to adopt the ideas of a circular economy, where equipment is designed to be reused or remanufactured when it reaches the end of its operational life

Offshore Wind Offshore Wind Journal Projects

An expeditious route for the cruise ship industry’s recovery

20 Aug 2020by Edwin Lampert

I bring news of a man leading a phoenix-like revival of one of the industry’s most established brands, confident there is a prospective niche despite present difficulties

COVID-19 Cruise Ships Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Passenger Ship Technology

Idling: bad for business, bad for biofouling

18 Aug 2020by Catherine Austin

Can barnacles be avoided during storage duties and off-hire?

biofouling Container Shipping & Trade Container Ships Cruise Ships Dry Cargo Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Passenger Ship Technology Regulations & Compliance Tanker Shipping & Trade Tankers

Of Covid-19 and container ships

18 Aug 2020by Edwin Lampert

There is one topic concentrating the minds of the industry: Covid-19

Container Shipping & Trade Container Ships COVID-19

Remote dynamic positioning trials - further clarity needed

17 Aug 2020by Dan Endersby

I recently co-chaired, with the guidance of Edwin Lampert, an Offshore Support Journal webinar on remote dynamic positioning trials

Dynamic Positioning Navigation Offshore Support Journal Offshore Support Vessels

Of market imbalance and ultra large container ships

13 Aug 2020by Peter Sand

Reduced volumes are currently posing a major challenge to container shipping due to the Covid-19 crisis

Analyst / Bank Forecasts Business & Finance Container Shipping & Trade Container Ships COVID-19

5G and LEO will deliver phenomenal ship connectivity

12 Aug 2020by Martyn Wingrove

Maritime connectivity will be transformed, with billions of dollars of investment planned in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and 5G mobile networks

Communications Maritime Optimisation & Communications Satellite Communications VSAT

Ardmore Shipping: ‘walking the walk’ on transparency

11 Aug 2020by Anthony Gurnee

The tanker industry needs to embrace transparent reporting of environmental, social and governance performance

Business & Finance Industry Leaders Tanker Shipping & Trade Tankers

Leapfrog Tier III and go straight to electric

10 Aug 2020by Martyn Wingrove

There is growing pressure on tug owners to implement technology to reduce their emissions

Batteries & Electrical Systems Fuels & Lubricants Hybrid Propulsion LNG as a fuel Tug Technology & Business Tugs / Workboats

Navigating safer means working smarter

06 Aug 2020by Martyn Wingrove

Although the maritime world is becoming safer, there are still multiple ship groundings and collisions every month, many due to poor navigation and communications

Maritime Optimisation & Communications Navigation Voyage Planning

A chance for a profitable second life

05 Aug 2020by John Snyder

Given the current historic low-price gas environment and the push towards the decarbonisation of shipping, energy efficiency is more critical than ever for LNG carriers.

LNG LNG Shipping & Terminals Newbuildings Retrofits

My first year in Ardmore Shipping

05 Aug 2020by Kirsi Tikka

After a successful 30-year career in shipping, Dr Kirsi Tikka decided to join Ardmore Shipping. In this thought piece, Dr Tikka explains what drew her to Ardmore shipping

Business & Finance Industry Leaders Tanker Shipping & Trade

Ensuring safety when handling hydrogen

31 Jul 2020by Olav Roald Hansen

HYEX Safety founder and chief executive Olav Roald Hansen explains why a conventional approach to handling gas will not work for hydrogen and offers some best practice solutions

Fuels & Lubricants hydrogen Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Tug Technology & Business

Taking a lead on green hydrogen

27 Jul 2020by Jakob Steffensen

DFDS head of innovation and partnerships Jakob Steffensen explains the importance of acquiring knowledge and skills early to ensure a smooth migration towards future fuels

Ferries Fuels & Lubricants hydrogen Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Passenger Ship Technology

Taking fuels at face value is no protection

27 Jul 2020by Lauri Helkkula

Shipowners and operators must increase the level of due diligence in the post-IMO 2020 world, says Auramarine’s manager of life cycle services Lauri Helkkula

Container Shipping & Trade Fleet Performance & Maintenance Fuel Testing Fuels & Lubricants Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Passenger Ship Technology Regulations & Compliance Sulphur Cap Tanker Shipping & Trade Tug Technology & Business

Relief as ‘lifting operations’ change to Jones Act fails to become law

24 Jul 2020by Charlie Papavizas

Congress decided on 21 July 2020 not to proceed, at least for now, with a measure that would have potentially expanded the application of the Jones Act to oil and gas and offshore wind operations

Offshore Wind Offshore Wind Journal Policy & Regulation

Qatar building sustainable and resilient LNG supply chain

23 Jul 2020by Dr Adel Elomri and Dr Brenno Menezes

Qatar plans to own and control the entire LNG supply chain

Analyst / Bank Forecasts Business & Finance Gas Ships LNG LNG Shipping & Terminals

The legal aspects of collision regulations and autonomous vessels

20 Jul 2020by Philip Roche

Philip Roche, partner with Norton Rose Fulbright, considers the challenges faced by developers of autonomous vessels

Accidents Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous Vessels Digitalisation Regulations & Compliance Safety & Security Tanker Shipping & Trade Tankers

Events

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Offshore Wind Webinar Week

02 Nov 2020

ONLINE

Riviera’s Offshore Wind Webinar Week transmits to the offshore wind sector the latest industry data, technology insight, expert analysis of key trends, fresh case studies and the critical business information required for strategic decision making. Each 45-minute webinar covers a different facet of offshore support vessel operations and associated technologies with the maritime professionals you want to hear from.

Maritime Cyber Risk Management

03 Nov 2020

GMT

This virtual one-day regional forum engages those with frontline responsibility for maritime cyber security: boardroom to the back office, superintendent to seafarer, insurer to IT responsible. The agenda: regulation, best practice and the latest products and processes in cyber security risk management.

Ballast Water Webinar Week

04 Nov 2020

ONLINE

Riviera’s Ballast Water Treatment Technology Webinar Week gives operators vital insights into what the industry will face going into 2021: revised G8 requirements, the ‘selection maze’, the USCG and VIDA, retrofit, installation and operations. Each one of these milestones presents challenges - exacerbated by Covid-19. Will these milestones become millstones for both the owner/operator and the supply chain? Each 45-minute webinar explores a different facet of these issues with the maritime

Offshore Support Journal, Middle East

09 Nov 2020

GST

This event brings regional and international industry interests together at a critical point. There are still commercial opportunities to be found despite regional oil & gas operators redefining their E&P; activities in light of recent global events. Attendance is essential for any players looking to capitalise on these opportunities.

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