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New and experimental technologies are increasingly being used in superyacht construction to reduce carbon emissions, for example improved...
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This week the UK government has launched a new Seafarers' Charter in conjunction with the French government. This Charter is the next...
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has successfully completed the first Japanese trial of marine fuel made using cow dung. This liquefied...
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Supply chain intelligence can mitigate issues faced by the shipping industry. For instance, the Panama Canal is facing an exceptionally...
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A reminder, if one were needed six months after the launch of the IMO's carbon intensity indicator (CII) regulations, that the shipping...
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The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Vessel Documentation Center (“NVDC”) issued on April 10, 2023 a new determination letter on the U.S....
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The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, 2023 U.S. LEXIS 1078 (Mar. 6, 2023),...
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In October 2022, we discussed how the Poseidon Principles Association had announced a more ambitious emissions reductions policy. In...
Increased focus on decarbonisation has led to more shipbuilding involving state of the art technologies, such as: duel-fuel LNG and LPG...
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Under the Shipping Act of 1916 (“The Shipping Act”), ocean shipping carriers have been largely exempt from U.S. antitrust enforcement....
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As an island nation with limited natural resources of its own, Japan has always had to look abroad for energy supplies. It has...
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A leading tanker broker has recently warned that the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index...
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When the Poseidon Principles for ship finance were originally published in 2019, there were eleven signatories. The group has now grown...
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UK announced a draft electronic trade documents bill which will enable bills of lading using distributed ledger technology to be...
Increasing focus on decarbonisation and recent global events have led to more shipbuilding projects involving state of the art...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides the shipping industry with an opportunity to improve decision-making capabilities. For example,...