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  • How this year will define the future of shipping technology

    How this year will define the future of shipping technology Every year, Maritime CEO reaches out to ask the industry for what they see as the big tech developments or breakthroughs we should anticipate. Answers are carried below As we move through 2026, the maritime industry is entering a critical maturation phase. The initial gold…

  • Speak up for our sector

    Speak up for our sector Maritime leaders must use a single voice to challenge roadblocks and spotlight opportunities in an operating landscape that is fraught with turmoil, writes Intent Communications CEO Namrata Nadkarni. The maritime industry is no stranger to volatility, but the start of 2026 has brought a convergence of crises that would test…

  • Waiting for the next cycle could sink your shipping strategy

    Waiting for the next cycle could sink your shipping strategy As geopolitics reshapes trade routes and volatility becomes structural rather than cyclical, shipping’s traditional reliance on market recoveries is no longer enough. Eman Abdalla, managing partner of SeaThrew Marine, a maritime investment and advisory platform, argues that discipline, flexibility and risk positioning – not scale…

  • When shipping corridors become battlefields

    When shipping corridors become battlefields Wolfgang Lehmacher discusses the so-called weaponised interdependence at sea. Corridors have become battlefields as much as shortcuts. Eternity C (pictured) proved that in July 2025, when Houthi attacks in the southern Red Sea sent the Greek-operated, Liberian-flagged bulk carrier to the bottom, with crew dead, missing, and rescued from the…

  • Barriers to entry, barriers to exit and disintermediation

    Barriers to entry, barriers to exit and disintermediation Pierre Aury writes for Splash that in shipping, low barriers to entry are being offset by digital barriers to exit quietly built by IT vendors. The dry bulk and tanker markets are classic examples of commoditized, low-differentiation industries with hardly any barriers to entry. Vessels are more…

  • Why the path towards decarbonisation in 2026 will shift from targets to trade-offs

    Why the path towards decarbonisation in 2026 will shift from targets to trade-offs Philippos Ioulianou, managing director of  EmissionLink, writes for Splash today. If 2025 was meant to be the year shipping sprinted towards a clean-fuel future, it never quite got off the starting blocks. We are ending the year with a familiar scenario: ambitious…

  • 2026 must be the year we put people first

    2026 must be the year we put people first Henrik Jensen, the CEO of Danica Crewing Specialists, has some New Year’s resolution suggestions to improve life at sea. For years, our industry has swung between calm periods and sudden crises. When operations run smoothly, support for seafarers can slip down the list; when a problem…

  • Shanghai’s box boom exposes a resilience blind spot

    Shanghai’s box boom exposes a resilience blind spot In container shipping, the leverage – and the real fragility – now lives where the cranes greet the sea, writes Wolfgang Lehmacher.  Shanghai has just pulled off something remarkable, even by its own lofty standards. The world’s largest container port handled more than 46m teu in the…

  • Seafarers push to shape the ships they sail

    Seafarers push to shape the ships they sail From ergonomics on the bridge to social spaces below deck, seafarers are urging shipowners and yards to listen to their lived experience — and rethink what makes a well-designed vessel. The final chapter in our bumper Seafarers magazine. It remains one of the most common rants among…

  • Is the dry bulk market overestimating Simandou’s impact?

    Is the dry bulk market overestimating Simandou’s impact? The extra volumes will result in a significant disruption in the matrix of global iron ore supply, writes Will Fray, director, Maritime Strategies International, but there remain reasons to be cautious. The numbers around the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea approach the hyperbolic. Rio Tinto, as…

  • Shipping broadens the search for seafarers

    Shipping broadens the search for seafarers Shipping’s human capital crunch is fast becoming one of its defining challenges of the decade. The latest chapter from our brand-new Seafarers magazine which is being distributed across Hong Kong Maritime Week. From Singapore to Copenhagen, shipowners and managers are grappling with a shrinking supply of qualified crew just…

  • The gaps in today’s training environment

    The gaps in today’s training environment As shipping digitalises and decarbonises, training is failing to keep pace. For all the talk of transformation, maritime training is falling behind. While simulators, gamified courses, and online academies multiply, the fundamentals remain out of sync with modern shipping. Across the industry, executives see an urgent need to modernise…

  • How to make seafarer training more relevant

    How to make seafarer training more relevant Shipping’s training ecosystem is struggling in an era of accelerating change, with industry leaders warning that tick-box learning and operational pressures are undermining seafarer competence. The latest instalment from our brand-new Seafarers magazine. Maritime training is under strain. Between relentless schedules, shrinking manning levels, and an accelerating pace…

  • Would you let your child go to sea?

    Would you let your child go to sea? As the next generation turns away from life at sea, industry leaders reflect on what it would take to make seafaring something parents once again want for their children. The second instalment in our brand-new Seafarers magazine. Ask anyone who’s spent time at sea and they’ll tell…

  • Live Animal Export: It’s 2025, why are hairy seafarers abandoned and left to linger and die onboard?

    Live Animal Export: It’s 2025, why are hairy seafarers abandoned and left to linger and die onboard? Dr Lynn Simpson returns to Splash today, discussing the ongoing livestock calamity taking place off Turkey. Today is day 54 of Spiridon II’s current voyage, something that Splash covered yesterday. Originating in Montevideo, Uruguay, destined for Türkiye and…

  • Why we fear AI and why the maritime workforce shouldn’t

    Why we fear AI and why the maritime workforce shouldn’t Why fear of artificial intelligence says more about us than about the technology itself. By Giampiero Soncini, member of the board at Oceanly.  Recent weeks have seen a sharp rise in cyber-attacks targeting different industries across the globe. In the latest survey by the International…

  • Port fees: from temporary problem to structural risk to trade?

    Port fees: from temporary problem to structural risk to trade? Sagitta Marine managing director Thomas Zaidman on what happens if fair and unimpeded port access becomes a tool of trade policy. After decades lying in the long grass, geopolitical forces have re-emerged as a key operational risk. This is not to say that politicians especially…

  • Why realism, not rhetoric, will drive shipping’s path to net zero

    Why realism, not rhetoric, will drive shipping’s path to net zero Philippos Ioulianou, managing director of EmissionLink, writes for Splash today. The decision by the International Maritime Organization to delay the Net-Zero Framework by a year has exposed deep divisions. What should have been a coordinated global effort toward decarbonisation has resulted in paralysis at…

  • Maritime faces mainstream media reckoning

    Maritime faces mainstream media reckoning Ben Pinnington, founder of Polaris Media, writes for Splash today. His new book, Making Waves: PR strategies to transform your maritime business, will be published by Rethink Press on Amazon on November 4. The sound of screeching breaks can be heard around the world. There can be little doubt the…

  • How geopolitics is redrawing the world’s shipping routes

    How geopolitics is redrawing the world’s shipping routes Globalisation isn’t dead, but it’s changing course, writes Neil Shearing, group chief economist at Capital Economics, and author of this year’s bestseller The Fractured Age. Commentators have been quick to declare globalisation dead. But, as is so often the case in economics, the reality is more complicated…

  • Getting practical on Li-ion fire safety at sea

    Getting practical on Li-ion fire safety at sea Simon Hodgkinson, global head of loss prevention at West P&I, writes for Splash today on one of the greatest sources of casualties at sea in recent years. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are now routine in shipping. They move as containerised cargo, sit inside vehicles on RoRo decks, and…

  • The great LNG scam: the IMO’s climate credibility is on the line

    The great LNG scam: the IMO’s climate credibility is on the line Elissama Menezes and Andrew Dumbrille, directors of Equal Routes, write for Splash ahead of this month’s crunch green vote at the International Maritime Organization. In the face of the upcoming International Maritime Organization. (IMO) Net-Zero Framework vote next month, we’re seeing a lot…

  • Singapore Inc feels the squeeze

    Singapore Inc feels the squeeze It might be the world’s premier maritime hub, but the bills are a pain. How do you run a tight ship in the Lion Republic? Singapore may be celebrated as one of the world’s most efficient and stable maritime hubs, but beneath the gloss, businesses are grappling with the rising…

  • Singapore’s maritime tech ambitions unveiled

    Singapore’s maritime tech ambitions unveiled From testbed to global pace-setter, the Lion Republic is showing world maritime how to harness tech properly. The latest chapter from our brand new Singapore Market Report magazine. Singapore is steadily consolidating its role as one of the world’s most dynamic maritime technology hub, blending government-led initiatives with industry collaboration…

  • Don’t let the ships of the future run on deforestation

    Don’t let the ships of the future run on deforestation Anggi Putra Prayoga, forest campaigner at Forest Watch Indonesia, argues that allowing the use of food/feed-based biofuels in shipping at the IMO could have severe negative social and environmental impacts. Indonesia should serve as a stark warning to anyone considering biofuels as a sustainable clean…

  • Shipping bosses in Singapore call for immigration shake-up

    Shipping bosses in Singapore call for immigration shake-up Splash tackles one of the thornier issues facing the local maritime community in the latest instalment from our brand new Singapore Market Report magazine. Singapore’s maritime hub status is unquestioned — but its shipping community is increasingly vocal about one factor it believes could undermine future competitiveness:…

  • Singapore shows others how to future-proof maritime

    Singapore shows others how to future-proof maritime Singapore has more than one maritime week. There’s the official one in April, plus this week’s mix of events – including our own Maritime CEO Forum – that culminate with Friday’s massive Singapore Shipping Association dinner. Splash launches its latest Singapore annual today, assessing how the city-state aims…

  • Taking a reality check on shipping’s digitalisation

    Taking a reality check on shipping’s digitalisation Vlassis Papapanagis, chief commercial officer at Tototheo Global, writes for Splash today. Digitalisation and AI are reshaping shipping,  promising safer, smarter and more environmentally responsible operations. This is particularly acute in the absence of a clear pathway for alternative fuels. As companies accelerate their use of technologies to…

  • Electricity blackouts are a blessing for shipping

    Electricity blackouts are a blessing for shipping Pierre Aury provides readers with a history of electricity generation and why the push for renewables could still be a net positive for shipping.  Shipping’s been carrying growing volumes of fossil fuels for a longer period of time than anticipated. That’s in no small part down to Tesla. No,…

  • Freight as a combination of science and art

    Freight as a combination of science and art Willem Vermaat, shipping director at Heidelberg Materials Trading, shares his perspective on the intricacies of dry bulk shipping. What is the challenge in calculating freight? It’s not rocket science, is it? Or is it perhaps a form of art? Fundamentally, freight is a simple equation; total expenses…

  • 100 days to surrender

    100 days to surrender Philippos Ioulianou, managing director of Emissionlink, on what shipping has learned from the EU ETS. In less than 100 days, shipping companies operating in Europe face a critical test as the deadline for surrendering carbon allowances under EU ETS is September 30. Miss the deadline, and the consequences could be severe,…

  • Shipping needs its own whistleblowing system

    Shipping needs its own whistleblowing system Captain Kuba Szymanski, secretary-general of InterManager, writes for Splash today. I think we have all seen the nature of news these days has changed a great deal in the past 20 years, with the dawn of the internet and the information revolution. Instead of the daily newspaper and news…

  • The key to success in maritime software? Don’t forget to think like a shipowner

    The key to success in maritime software? Don’t forget to think like a shipowner Consolidated data, curated by suppliers who understand the market is most likely to drive value, writes Staci Satterwhite, CEO of ABS Wavesight. Shipping is often encouraged to take lessons from other industries. Just as they have benefited from digital transformation, shipping…

  • Green ammonia is ready to scale – now it’s shipping’s move

    Green ammonia is ready to scale – now it’s shipping’s move As the IMO finalises global mandates for maritime decarbonisation, Alexander Tancock,  CEO of InterContinental Energy (ICE), discusses how the timing for green e-fuels couldn’t be better – and how it is now up to the shipping industry to commit. If we can’t deliver ammonia…

  • Prolonging a career at sea

    Prolonging a career at sea Can improved connectivity onboard lead to more seafarers extending their time onboard before pursuing a career ashore? The second installment of Connectivity with Inmarsat, a special report contained within Ship Concept 2035, our new magazine. Shipping faces a shortage of qualified staff at sea, a problem that risks becoming more…

  • Will broadband be free for all?

    Will broadband be free for all? The so-called office onboard will be achieved by full broadband internet free for all for how much of the fleet by 2035? The opening installment of Connectivity with Inmarsat, a special report contained within Ship Concept 2035, our new magazine. Connected ships are all the rage these days, discussed…

  • Resilience, accountability, agility: the case for small independent dry bulk operators

    Resilience, accountability, agility: the case for small independent dry bulk operators Sagitta Marine managing director Thomas Zaidman argues why smaller shipowners are a necessary force – not a risk – in the market. The recent Geneva Dry conference saw shipowners converge in huge numbers to listen to panels on many matters of interest to the…

  • Crewing in the digital age

    Crewing in the digital age In the latest instalment from Ship Concept 2035, our brand new magazine, Splash reporters detail a recent, pertinent workshop at Geneva Dry. Starting off the 2025 edition of the world’s leading commodities shipping event, Geneva Dry, was a specialist workshop sponsored by Inmarsat exploring how connectivity at sea drives digitalisation,…

  • Lloyd’s Register: How the business of classification is evolving

    Lloyd’s Register: How the business of classification is evolving It was 30 years ago this summer that Nick Brown walked into the Fenchurch Street offices of Lloyd’s Register as a graduate trainee in a career that has seen him work across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, before getting the corner office in early 2021.…

  • Can global legislation keep up with the ships of the future?

    Can global legislation keep up with the ships of the future? In the second instalment from Ship Concept 2035, our brand new magazine, Splash identifies where regulators are enforcing change and where they are not. In global shipping, we often talk about regulation as a good thing – and rightly so. Rules are meant to…

  • Why diversity makes business sense

    Why diversity makes business sense On International Women in Maritime Day, Sakura Kuma, senior advisor at Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), outlines how the maritime industry could more effectively make use of its innate diversity.  Shipping is a truly international business and I was drawn to a career in the industry as the result of the…

  • The inconvenient truth about shipping’s decarbonisation

    The inconvenient truth about shipping’s decarbonisation Pierre Aury reflects on MEPC 83 and mankind’s failure to rein in CO2 emissions. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) just held the 83rd session of its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). Before we deal with the situation of the shipping industry, emissions-wise, it is useful to revisit the recent…

  • A call to action for maritime employers

    A call to action for maritime employers Mark Charman, CEO and founder of Faststream Recruitment, provides readers with insights from his company’s latest Global Ship Operators Employment Report. The maritime sector is undergoing a profound shift and ship operators are right at the centre of it. In the Global Ship Operators Employment Report 2025, Faststream…

  • Keep watching the bond curve

    Keep watching the bond curve Andrew Craig-Bennett with financial advice for shipowners amid the Trump market gyrations. Donald Trump has just backed away from the abyss – denying, of course, that he is doing any such thing – and, while adding yet more tariffs to imports from China to the US, he has announced a…

  • How Trump’s new economic order risks sinking green shipping

    How Trump’s new economic order risks sinking green shipping Matt Kenney, the head of Laureate Communications, warns readers on how Trump’s economic policies could sideswipe the most ambitious maritime transformation in a generation. Let’s begin with a truth so plain it should not require reiteration: President Trump’s tariff agenda is not a tantrum, nor a…

  • Shipping and scenario planning

    Shipping and scenario planning How can you plan for the future when the present is so uncertain, writes Pierre Aury? Scenario planning involves looking at different scenarios with associated assumptions and events. These scenarios are not forecasts but views of how the future could unfold. These scenarios only need to be plausible. The idea is…

  • The next big maritime tech breakthroughs

    The next big maritime tech breakthroughs In the second instalment of our brand new magazine, Maritime CEO canvasses the industry on all things tech. For Mikael Skov, who heads up Hafnia, the world’s largest product tanker owner, artificial intelligence emissions reduction and autonomous vessels are likely going to be the biggest tech breakthroughs in general…

  • Cyber security and the five key elements in UR E26 regulatory compliance

    Cyber security and the five key elements in UR E26 regulatory compliance IT safety is evolving from a box-ticking exercise to an essential business tool, required by regulators and stakeholders, writes Nicolas Furge, president, Marlink Cyber. Cyber risk is a growing concern across the shipping industry, from vessel operators and charterers to ports and the…

  • Can these two men find some middle ground to keep world trade moving?

    Can these two men find some middle ground to keep world trade moving? We have a new magazine launching today, designed to give the shipping industry an idea of how the markets might play out in the coming months. Today’s opening instalment looks at the trajectories of the world’s two largest economies. Economists have been…

  • Tons down, miles up

    Tons down, miles up Andrew Craig-Bennett provides readers with an overview of what tariffs mean for seaborne trades. A problem with trying to write about the possible effects of tariffs on the merchant shipping business is that the people who want to stick tariffs on stuff keep changing their minds. However, there are some broad…

  • A blank spot in cadet training?

    A blank spot in cadet training? Andrew Craig-Bennett calls for new requirements before going to sea. The need to recruit cadets is constant and many, but certainly not all, ship managers and ship owners have cadet recruitment and training programmes. I hear rather often from friends at sea that they are concerned about the education…

  • The curse of criminalisation

    The curse of criminalisation The case of the Phoenician M and the 30 year sentences passed down to crewmembers has incensed Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index. Shipping just does not have the right system to deal with the criminalisation of seafarers, and this needs to change, he writes in an exclusive…

  • Andrew Craig-Bennett on globalisation

    Andrew Craig-Bennett on globalisation The editor (whom God preserve!) is of the opinion that CK Hutchison’s sale of their ports and terminals operation to a consortium of BlackRock and MSC marks the end of globalisation as an idea which rules our thinking on trade in general and trade by sea in particular, and that the…

  • Splash at 10: Correlation is causation

    Splash at 10: Correlation is causation On Splash’s big birthday, lead columnist Andrew Craig-Bennett gives his take on the past decade. Ten years ago, the industry that we all love was getting over the 2012 crisis – the year when many of the ships ordered during the 2004-2008 boom caused by China’s accession to the…

  • Whitewashing the greenwashing

    Whitewashing the greenwashing Rob Mortimer, managing director of fuel specialist Fuelre4m, takes a challenging look at the outcomes from last week’s IMO Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships My biggest takeaways from the recent convening of 107 parties, representing 97% of the world’s shipping tonnage are: We’re committed to cutting…

  • Shipmanagement ought to be a verb, not a noun

    Shipmanagement ought to be a verb, not a noun Mark O’Neil, president and CEO, Columbia Group, writes for Splash today. It’s time to see shipmanagement as a verb, not a noun—it should be viewed as a dynamic, ever-evolving field rather than a static industry. As efficiency, automation, and AI shape the future of shipmanagement, it…

  • How the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator could halve shipping’s climate emissions

    How the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator could halve shipping’s climate emissions Ahead of a big green meeting at the International Maritime Organization next week, John Maggs from the Clean Shipping Coalition writes on how getting a global fuel standard and levy over the line will set us up for the future. The international shipping sector…

  • What we can learn from aviation when it comes to all things digital

    What we can learn from aviation when it comes to all things digital Julian Panter, the CEO of SmartSea, on why maritime must embrace digital transformation to stay afloat in the 21st century. The maritime industry is under threat of long-term risks such as operational inefficiencies and regulatory non-compliance due to some companies clinging to…

  • In tech we trust?

    In tech we trust? The relationship between shipowners and technology providers must be fixed to save shipping’s decarbonisation ambitions, writes Benny Hilström, vice president of business development at WinGD. Shipowners and operators need technology providers that keep their promises in order to avoid frustration, disruption and delay. That applies in day-to-day operations and is even…

  • 2025 will see fewer but better hires in commercial shipping

    2025 will see fewer but better hires in commercial shipping Paul Ratcliffe provides readers with highlights from Ignition Global’s 2024 Commercial Shipping Leaders Survey. Hiring in commercial shipping should be getting easier. The talent war of 2021–22 has ended, and dry bulk bonuses are cooling. Inflation has eased, remuneration policies have adjusted, and salary expectations…

  • Seafarers’ struggles in global ports

    Seafarers’ struggles in global ports Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, reflects on the frustration about the treatment of seafarers in many ports around the world. When thinking about seafarers’ happiness, it is tempting to assume their greatest challenges occur far out at sea. However, new insights reveal a different story—seafarers are…

  • Building a fair and resilient maritime industry

    Building a fair and resilient maritime industry Susanne Justesen, director of human sustainability at the Global Maritime Forum, writes for Splash today, delving into seafarer wellbeing. The global shipping industry faces a paradox: while it is the backbone of international trade, it lags in transparency and human sustainability standards. Amid growing environmental, social and governance…

  • Lowest bid wins? It’s the least sustainable way of building a ship

    Lowest bid wins? It’s the least sustainable way of building a ship It is said that preparations rarely survive contact with reality, but shipyards are realising that engaging with contractors adds value, writes German Cagliardi from RNDV Group of Companies. The business of actually building a ship gains far less attention than contract announcement or…

  • Revisiting national security in the context of global commerce

    Revisiting national security in the context of global commerce In light of the US rejection of the Nippon Steel and US Steel deal, Wolfgang Lehmacher discusses the ongoing erosion of trade agreements. The erosion of trade agreements, particularly through the invocation of national security exceptions, poses significant challenges to the international economic landscape. The recent…

  • Steering through the challenges of maritime autonomy

    Steering through the challenges of maritime autonomy Professor John McDermid, director of the Centre for Assuring Autonomy, a partnership between the Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the University of York, kicks off 2025’s Contributions section. Autonomous systems can improve the maritime industry in a number of ways. For instance, it can contribute to the industry’s decarbonisation…

  • Getting nuclear for maritime over the hump

    Getting nuclear for maritime over the hump Mikal Boe writes for Splash today on nuclear’s regulatory approval process. It’s 114 years since the first diesel powered ships set out to sea. That big diesel engine changed the world because diesel is more energy dense than what came before. It brought us immense improvements in energy…

  • Trump’s plans and what we can do to secure supply

    Trump’s plans and what we can do to secure supply Wolfgang Lehmacher delves into the expected changes, their potential impacts, and strategies businesses can adopt to navigate Trump 2.0. The political landscape is shifting with Donald Trump’s recent election, which could significantly change trade flows and disrupt global supply chains. The anticipated policies of the…

  • How shipping needs to look up to the skies for cyber security solutions

    How shipping needs to look up to the skies for cyber security solutions SmartSea’s Simon Fotakis discusses his experience in aviation and how that sector is ahead of maritime when it comes to cyber security measures due to it already being classified critical infrastructure. ‘Loose lips sink ships’ was a key phrase used as part…

  • FuelEU Maritime’s Impact on the specialised market

    FuelEU Maritime’s Impact on the specialised market Sudheer Vijapurapu, managing director of New Asia Shipbrokers and Risto Kariranta, CEO of the Ahti Pool, write for Splash today on January 1’s big new regional regulation hitting shipping. The demand dynamics for specialised products are distinct from those of other shipping sectors. Most causes are shared with…

  • Rising climate risks and the evolving role of marine insurance

    Rising climate risks and the evolving role of marine insurance Robert Mackay from FDR Risk writes for Splash today. Extreme weather events triggered by climate change are becoming more frequent and severe, reshaping operational risk and creating unprecedented challenges for shipowners and operators. The recent floods in Valencia, Spain, only served to refresh the urgency…

  • Why Trump’s return is neither good nor bad for shipping

    Why Trump’s return is neither good nor bad for shipping Donald Trump will soon be back in the Oval Office. Pierre Aury wonders whether we are entering a time loop. A 78-year-old man will soon be the 47th president of the US. He will be replacing an outgoing president who was also 78 when he…

  • The Greater Bay Area and shipping in the spotlight

    The Greater Bay Area and shipping in the spotlight Why working with nearby southern Chinese cities is an imperative for Hong Kong. The latest installment from our brand new magazine being distributed across Hong Kong Maritime Week. The Greater Bay Area, Beijing’s attempt to unite nine cities in Guangdong with Hong Kong and Macau into…

  • Angad Banga identifies Hong Kong’s maritime needs

    Angad Banga identifies Hong Kong’s maritime needs The local shipowner association in Hong Kong has been in regular dialogue with government to foster better maritime conditions. The latest installment from our brand new magazine being distributed across Hong Kong Maritime Week. Angad Banga is mid-way through a two-year tenure as chairman of the Hong Kong…

  • Is Trump dead set on protectionism?

    Is Trump dead set on protectionism? Andrew Craig-Bennett muses on what the imminent swearing in of the 47th president of the United States means for international merchant shipping. The Old Man said, “I mean to hang on Till her canvas busts or her sticks are all gone…” Which the darned fool did, till at last…

  • Hong Kong’s role in global ship finance

    Hong Kong’s role in global ship finance The city has plenty of core strengths when it comes to providing capital to shipping. The latest installment from our brand new magazine being distributed across Hong Kong Maritime Week. Hong Kong has a long tradition of providing shipping finance and progress has recently been made to attract…

  • Getting the cream of the crop into shipping

    Getting the cream of the crop into shipping How to get tech students in Hong Kong enthused about a career in maritime. The latest instalment from our brand new Hong Kong magazine. An insufficient number of tech students are enthused enough to enter a career in maritime in Hong Kong. It is an issue that…

  • Fleet Management at 30: How the business of shipmanagement is changing in the 2020s

    Fleet Management at 30: How the business of shipmanagement is changing in the 2020s Splash has launched a special publication to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fleet Management, the world’s second-largest shipmanager. The new magazine comes at a pivotal time for the Hong Kong manager as it prepares for a change of leadership with Kishore…

  • Splash launches bumper Hong Kong magazine

    Splash launches bumper Hong Kong magazine Ahead of Hong Kong Maritime Week, Splash today publishes an 80-page magazine on the Special Administrative Region. Recent weeks have seen plenty of much needed focus on reestablishing Hong Kong as a leading international maritime centre (IMC). The climb back up the ranks will not be easy, but finally…

  • Why nuclear propulsion will be better

    Why nuclear propulsion will be better Andrew Craig-Bennett looks at the hurdles shipping faces in order to embrace what he sees as a vital form of power in the years ahead. Let’s suppose that we were to have nuclear ships, in, say, 10 of 15 years’ time – how could they be owned, operated, managed…

  • A $1.3trn market opportunity drives into Asia

    A $1.3trn market opportunity drives into Asia Pushpank Kaushik, CEO of Jassper Shipping, writes for Splash today on electric vehicle adoption in emerging Asia. The electric mobility wave is transforming markets worldwide, but in Asia’s emerging economies, its impact extends deeply into social, environmental, and public health spheres. India, now the world’s largest market for…

  • Why China’s changing diet matters

    Why China’s changing diet matters The Chinese switch from pork and how this is influencing dry bulk trades. Eating healthier and more nutritious foods and changing your diet for the better is the advice of every doctor you probably ever met. But what happens if a country of 1.4bn people changes its diet and how…

  • The shipping consequences of Mr Trump

    The shipping consequences of Mr Trump Splash’s lead columnist has been forced out of silence by the results in America. I have on my wrist a wristwatch made in the year of my birth -1952. It was made in two stages – the movement was made in Le Locle, in Switzerland, by the firm of…