Inside:
Nordic-Baltic Maritime Forum
Force Majeure Contract Terms
Marine Fuels for 2050
Features
Nordic-Baltic Maritime Forum
As Lesley Bankes-Hughes reports, the first Nordic-Baltic Maritime Forum in Helsinki looked at how ambitions and timelines for decarbonisation are being impacted by regulation and national strategies – as well as some wild cards
Legal Issues
In the light of the current situation in the Middle East and the prospect of more conflicts to come, Steve Simms of Simms Showers warns bunker traders and suppliers to make sure that their contract terms work
Fuels for 2050
Rushdie Rasheed of Brookes Bell assesses which alternative fuel, or fuels, will power the deep-sea fleet of 2050
Fuel Trends
Having been a single fuel environment for decades, the industry is now embracing a broader, more dynamic approach to alternative fuels. As the energy landscape grows increasingly complex, Stefan Nysjö of Wärtsilä Marine looks at how shipowners’ priorities are changing
Methanol Bunkering
Methanol is no longer a future fuel. It is entering regular operations, across regions, and at increasing scale, writes the Methanol Institute’s Alexander Döll Maria Strandesen says she has yet to see the argument that convinces her that e-methanol is not a strong long-term bet
Ammonia Bunkering
Ammonia as a marine fuel has moved from a theoretical option to a practical reality, says WIinGD’s Fabio Cococcetta
Hydrogen Bunkering
Dave Lee of e1 Marine looks at how short sea shipping is providing a test bed for hydrogen’s role in shipping’s energy transition
FuelEU Maritime
Titan Clean Fuels’ Caspar Gooren argues that FuelEU together with liquefied biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) and e-methane, built on the foundation of LNG, are showing that effective
regulation and available green fuel make for a winning combination Maciej Antczak of STX reflects on the compliance market that has built up around the European Union’s FuelEU Maritime regulations
Electrification
Environmental Defense Fund’s Ali DySard and Rohemir Ramirez Ballagas make the case for expanding electrification in Florida’s ports Stefano D.M. Sommadossi of NatPower Marine believes short-sea and passenger shipping will lead the electric revolution at sea Craig West of Weathernews argues that, in order to protect its investment in efficiency gains, shipping needs an operational model that integrates weather intelligence, performance monitoring and commercial decision-making
Sulphur Compliance
Fredrik Fuglesang of SeaARCTOS warns that there is widespread non-compliance with sulphur limits globally, and current compliance testing is time-consuming, ad hoc, and lacking accuracy
Middle East Tensions
Duncan Ross and Kim Rosello of Paratus & Partners assess how the current tension in the Middle East has been affecting the global energy and bunker markets
Decarbonisation
How do island and mid-sized ports prepare for the maritime energy transition?
