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…