Opinions

Currently there are vessels sailing close to the 22,000 TEU mark. This is something that was unimaginable 10 or 15 years ago. I’m not saying that […]

The blast that killed hundreds of people in the Lebanese port of Beirut earlier in August has left many wondering what could have been done to […]

“Getting the crew back on land and at the same time providing remote support is essential ” With 800,000 still affected, the plight of seafarers is […]

Mr. William A. O’Neil, Secretary-General Emeritus of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has died in the United Kingdom, aged 93. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim expressed his […]

The following empirical study originally published in the latest issue of the “LEX PORTUS” journal where the two experts offered the insights on how to manage […]

Following excerpts from the Opening address by the author as the Secretary-General of IMO to the  First FIN-SMART Roundtable on Financing Sustainable Maritime Transport by Kitack […]

There are more than 60,000 ships in the world, which engines emit almost 2.5% of the world’s greenhouse gases. by Hannes Lilp Hydrogen or battery technologies? […]

Sri Lanka is a very important market for us. It’s also a very important location. I mean as we have said many a time when you […]

When new technologies and digital solutions are introduced, the risk increases that cyberattacks can take place onboard ships and in ports. Maritime cybersecurity is more important […]

Driving the digitalization of shipping is more important than ever. Increased data collection, processing and interconnectivity capabilities, enable automated systems to be controlled remotely or through […]