Round-up
January’s top news stories
Decarbonising maritime industry will cost $1tn, study says The shipping industry will need to invest at least $1tn in land-based…
2019 top news stories
Singapore unveils new initiatives to strengthen maritime industry The Government of Singapore unveiled two initiatives to further strengthen the country’s…
November’s top news stories
Australia introduces new bill for superyacht chartering The Government of Australia introduced a new bill in the parliament that will…
Should the Cayman Islands’ new cruise port facility project go ahead?
The proposed cruise berthing facility in the Cayman Islands has sparked much debate between environmentalists and the government after it…
October’s top news stories
PSA begins Singapore’s $14.5bn Tuas Port development project PSA Corporation (PSA) began the development of S$20bn ($14.5bn) Tuas Port project…
Blockchain, automation and skills: key takeaways from ICS Maritime Leadership 2019
Featuring a slew of speakers from the government, academia and from within the shipping industry, the Maritime Leadership Confer2019 kicked…
September’s top news stories
Thousands of ships use ‘cheat devices’ for emissions regulations, finds The Independent Shipping companies were discovered using ‘cheat devices’ to…
August’s top news stories
UK announces plans to establish ten ‘free ports’ post-Brexit The UK government unveiled plans to establish up to ten ‘free…
Not just Venice: six countries which have banned cruise ships
Italy has been cashing in on tourism as a source of its main revenue stream for decades. However, lately overtourism…
July’s top news stories
ESA and One Sea to share autonomous shipping information European Space Agency (ESA) and One Sea agreed to share knowledge…