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“While autonomous technology is available, the biggest challenge is building trust in automated systems that can function safely in many different maritime situations without human intervention,” explains DNV’s SAFEMATE Project Manager Grunde Løvoll. Decision support system for safe navigation “Automated bridge systems are increasingly taking navigational functions out of the hands of the crew and […]
BIMCO has published a revamped version of the popular GENCON charterparty. Our author, Helena Biggs, was a member of the drafting committee. She highlights the changes and the reasons behind them. One of the critical questions in publishing a new contract is the extent to which the shipping industry, which tends to see itself as […]
The European region is looking to import as much LNG as it can, with tankers facing an uphill “battle” against time and other clients from other regions, to cater to this demand. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “as we are heading towards the winter season in the northern hemisphere with uninterrupted […]
It is undisputable that we need to drive a lower carbon future. But how can we best achieve this with the resources we have at hand? In this article Kenneth Tveter, Head of Clarksons Green Transition team provides his views. There are plenty of opinions about future fuels and the righteous path for our industry. […]
New research from the Tyndall Centre at The University of Manchester highlights an urgent global need for investment in green fuels this decade to meet the Paris Climate goals. A new report published today from the Tyndall Centre at The University of Manchester has highlighted the major role the shipping sector will play in transporting […]