Impacts from open loop scrubbers

12/12/2019

COMMENT: Having heard rumours about open loop scrubbers adversely affecting sediment in British harbours this year, it came as little surprise when the media announced a story in late October, writes Charles Haine. READ more

The real culprit in Miami

18/11/2019

COMMENT: Attention-grabbing media coverage, which accused the Port of Miami’s dredging project of causing mass coral death, may not be entirely accurate after all, writes Stevie Knight. READ more

The cleaning of inland shipping

23/10/2019

COMMENT: The first London conference dedicated to accelerating the uptake of disruptive and lower emissions’ propulsion technologies for inland shipping has been held at The Crystal by the Port of London Authority, writes Charles Haine. READ more

IMO 2020 - who is going to pay

20/09/2019

Much has been written about January 1st, 2020 and the introduction of IMO 2020, writes Dean Davison. READ more

New era of financing in the maritime sector

29/08/2019

COMMENT: While the media steers us towards the soap opera of turmoil in governing and geopolitics, in the UK at least, some positive initiatives are flowing into the marine space, writes Charles Haine READ more

Barrelling down to net-zero

03/06/2019

COMMENT: The force is strong at the moment. The push for immediate action on climate risks from David Attenborough, the BBC, youth protests and Greta Thunberg (calling out politicians for procrastination) is gaining traction, writes Charles Haine READ more

Get set for energy savings

02/05/2019

COMMENT: The surge in awareness towards accelerated action on climate change and governments and companies seeking transition to carbon neutrality both require tackling the challenge of rising energy costs, writes Charles Haine READ more

Glimpse of a hydrogen future

18/03/2019

COMMENT: The transition away from fossil fuels in the ports and maritime sector poses conundrums, opportunities and — at the moment — many challenges, and the huge costs involved are causing headaches, writes Charles Haine. READ more

Setting useful air strategies takes time

03/03/2019

COMMENT: The UK didn’t waste any time in releasing its Clean Air Strategy in 2019: it was published on January 14, writes Charles Haine. READ more

Reality check on climate timeline

31/01/2019

COMMENT: Last year, we saw so many stories about the lost opportunities for real leadership in politics, energy and climate change, that many will have missed the flurry of activity in extra time, writes Charles Haine. READ more