A Port State Control detention is often treated as a compliance embarrassment to be resolved and forgotten — but its consequences frequently extend well beyond the immediate delay and repair […]
While P&I insurance protects everyone the ship’s operation could affect, Hull and Machinery (H&M) insurance protects the vessel itself — its structure, engines, and equipment. Understanding how H&M coverage is […]
If Hull and Machinery insurance protects the ship itself, P&I insurance protects everyone and everything the ship could damage. It’s one of the least understood but most operationally critical pieces […]
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas cooled to about -162°C so that it becomes a liquid occupying roughly one six-hundredth of its gaseous volume. Liquefaction makes long-distance transport possible […]
06/07/2026 A ship ordered today is not only a vessel for the next trading cycle. It is a long-term commercial decision that may remain in service until 2045 or 2050. […]
How AI, digitalization, clean energy and advanced research are changing ships, ports, offshore assets and the people who operate them A ship ordered today may still be sailing in 2050. […]
06/06/2026 OSLO, Norway – Orders for alternative-fuelled vessels continued in May but remain well below last year’s pace, signaling a more cautious and diversified approach to decarbonization investments across the global […]
06/06/2026 ABB has announced a new collaboration with Ecuador-based expedition travel company Quasar Expeditions to retrofit the 52.9-meter yacht Galú with a hybrid-electric propulsion system. The vessel, originally built by Italian […]
For decades, analysts have described the Strait of Hormuz as the world’s most dangerous maritime “fat-tail risk”—an unlikely event that, if realized, would trigger catastrophic consequences across the global economy. […]
China, South Korea, Japan, Türkiye, Russia, Iran, and the Wider Asian Shipbuilding Map A comprehensive overview of shipbuilding and shipyards in Asia, covering China, South Korea, Japan, Türkiye, Asian Russia, […]
