Shipowners and ship managers who pay the bill for emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) may not be able to recover those costs from the party that mostly drives those emissions through the ship’s operation, according to a new academic study from Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam. The EU Directive …
This report is part of the S&P Global Energy’s Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper, alumina, cobalt, lithium, nickel and steel and scrap. We also explore what the next few months could bring, from supply and demand shifts to …
Seaborne iron ore market braces for Q3 pressure as buyers reassess Australian brands Read More »
The EU’s revised ETS could reserve 110 million allowances to reduce green bunker fuel price premiums from 2028-2040. But the absence of dedicated e-fuel earmarking raises some concerns. The European Commission has proposed amendments and additions to the current EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) as part of its revision, published on 17 July. One …
The Week in Alt Fuels: EU omits e-fuel earmarking Read More »
Yemen’s Houthi fighters claim to have attacked shipping in the Red Sea – a move that threatens to further escalate the already volatile situation in the Middle East. By forcing ships to turn back from the narrow Bab El Mandeb strait, they have threatened to choke off the main maritime route from Europe to Asia. …
Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East conflict and more global economic damage Read More »
Claims by the Houthi militia of a blockade on Yemeni ports and airports are “part of a campaign of misinformation,” Saudi Arabia told the UN Security Council. It came as the Kingdom renewed its call for the international community to enforce Security Council resolutions relating to Yemen and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. …
Commercial shipping risk in the Strait of Hormuz remains elevated compared with the brief recovery period that followed the mid-June de-escalation. Visible AIS traffic remains significantly below normal levels, war-risk premiums are high, and many operators are delaying transits, reducing exposure or proceeding with AIS switched off. Large energy carriers, particularly crude tankers and LNG …
Strait of Hormuz Shipping Risk: Why Commercial Operators Remain Cautious Read More »
The maritime industry must look beyond revised training content and additional onboard checks if it is serious about stopping enclosed space deaths at sea, according to leading maritime training provider MarinePALS. The warning follows the IMO’s revised MSC circular on enclosed space entry, which introduces further requirements intended to strengthen safe working practices on board. …
Enclosed space safety needs more than revised training content, warns MarinePALS Read More »
Mintra, a leading provider of digital learning and workforce management solutions for safety-critical industries, has launched two new interactive online training courses designed to help organisations and employees prepare for the introduction of the European Union’s AI Act coming into force on 1 August 2026. The EU legislation establishes a risk-based framework designed to ensure …
Mintra Launches Online Training to Help Organisations Prepare for EU AI Act Read More »
From scorching temperatures in South Africa to unprecedented heat waves in Europe, extreme heat is breaking records and transforming people’s lives across the world. While we feel this heat most immediately in our home and workplaces, the reality is that most of it actually ends up in the ocean. The ocean absorbs about 91% of …
As Temperatures Climb, the Ocean Takes the Brunt Read More »
La nueva hoja de ruta permitirá convertir la innovación en una herramienta permanente para mejorar la eficiencia, la sostenibilidad y los servicios portuarios La Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón ha constituido hoy su Comité de Innovación y aprobado la Estrategia de Innovación del Puerto de Gijón, una hoja de ruta que permitirá convertir el puerto en …
