OCIMF published its annual report for 2023 outlining its work during last years, its programmes, and some information about the changes that SIRE 2.0 will bring. OCIMF has been working to upgrade and future-proof this safety-critical inspection scheme to ensure it can be adapted more readily to account for emerging risks, new technologies and updated regulations.

Until the first quarter of 2023, there were 24 large ships installed with wind assist systems. This makes a total of 1.5 million deadweight tons of shipping with wind assist systems onboard. Within the following year, it is estimated that at least 49 vessels -equivalent to 3.3 million dwt- will be retrofitted with wind propulsion systems.

In today's disruptive, demanding, and dynamic environment, the maritime industry is realigning its ambitious goals with the ESG criteria to optimize long-term value for all stakeholders, strengthening its environmental and social effect as well as its corporate governance.

A new Insight Brief by the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) explores the role of data in maximising operational efficiency in shipping featuring learnings from a series of meetings and workshops gathering perspectives from experts across the maritime value chain—shipowners, operators, charterers, ports, classification societies, and NGOs—as part of the Short Term Actions Taskforce.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are increasingly playing a significant role in the investment decisions of marine stakeholders while more and more maritime companies are putting their own ESG reporting strategies into practice.

Developing an ESG strategy can feel overwhelming and challenging but with the right tools and practices, organizations can create a plan that supports risk management and promotes positive impact.

Shipping faces a wide variety of ESG risks through the entire value chain. Mr Bjørn Kjærand Haugland, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Skift Business Climate Leaders enumerates the 13 key areas from a global perspective that should be on top of the ESG agenda for the shipping industry.

On this year’s IMO International Day for Women in Maritime, observed on 18 May annually, we are excited to present feedback from female representatives who suggest ways to address the current gender imbalance in maritime.

In July 2022, RightShip issued the new RightShip Inspection Questionnaire (RisQ), having a very different approach, in relation to the previous version (2017). Since that time, the new questionnaire has already been revised twice. The latest revision, the RiSQ 3.0, was released in February 2023.

The world of work is rapidly changing, with the advancement of AI reshaping the business status quo and the skills required for the present and future workforce.