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Working together to combat cargo fires

Safetytech Accelerator is leading a pioneering programme to understand and control the growing risks associated with shipboard fires. Its Cargo Fire & Loss Innovation Initiative (CFLII) is a robust approach to testing new technology involving partners from across...

Sweden Detains the Hui Yuan: Environmental Enforcement as a Shadow Fleet Pressure Tool

On April 12, 2026, the Swedish Coast Guard intercepted and detained the Panama-flagged bulk carrier HUI YUAN approximately 19 nautical miles southeast of Ystad, on suspicion of discharging coal residues into the Baltic Sea. The vessel had departed Ust-Luga, Russia,...

Shipping Interrupted: Tracking the Impact of Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz

March was not a normal month for oil markets. The US-Israeli strikes on Iran and ensuing de facto closure of the Strait has dramatically impacted the month’s tonne-mile data. Against that backdrop, the scale of the decline is perhaps less surprising than the question...

What Does AIS Have to Do with $100+ Oil, $400k/day Tankers, and Gasoline Up 25%+?

At first glance, these outcomes appear to be driven purely by geopolitics and physical disruption. However, a critical, but less visible factor sits underneath: the breakdown of trust in maritime information, specifically AIS. WHAT IS AIS? AIS (Automatic...

MEPC 84: US flags ILUC blind spot in IMO’s biofuel assessment

The US urges the IMO to rethink how it assesses deforestation risk in crop-based marine biofuels. The US has proposed a region-based approach to the IMO’s indirect land-use change (ILUC) risk assessment. It has submitted this proposal to the IMO’s Intersessional...

Working together to combat cargo fires

Sweden Detains the Hui Yuan: Environmental Enforcement as a Shadow Fleet Pressure Tool

Shipping Interrupted: Tracking the Impact of Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz

What Does AIS Have to Do with $100+ Oil, $400k/day Tankers, and Gasoline Up 25%+?

MEPC 84: US flags ILUC blind spot in IMO’s biofuel assessment

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