Tag: trends

MF Shipping's CEO and President of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners, Karin Orsel, stated that she sees increased collaborations within and outside shipping, addressing diversity issues which will help shipping tackle the challenges of Ukraine and decarbonisation.

During the COVID-19 outbreak, we have seen a decrease in the inspections within 2020 (-28% compared to 2019) with numbers bouncing back in 2021( -14% compared to 2019), expecting a full recovery in 2022.

Standardization is an important step forward for ESG integration in shipping, with divergence between regional and global requirements being a critical issue to consider when thinking about implementation of ESG strategies, speakers agreed at the 2022 GREEN4SEA Forum.

Shipping continued its long-term positive safety trend over the past year but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the growing number of costly issues involving larger vessels, crew and port congestion challenges resulting from the shipping boom, and managing challenging decarbonization targets, means there is no room for complacency, according to marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review 2022.

Preliminary approval has been given to HAV Group ASA for the hydrogen-based energy system developed as part of the FreeCO2ast project. The certification is a "significant step toward commercial hydrogen fueling of commercial vessels."

The transition to a lower-carbon energy system continues and accelerates, and McKinsey's Global Energy Perspective 2022 provides insights into the longer-term trends that will continue to be essential in shaping future energy systems.

The 2022 GREEN4SEA Virtual Forum successfully concluded on April 27-28, focusing on industry’s ambitious numerous and complex challenges of a more sustainable shipping. No doubt, the future of shipping is green while new regulations, green financing to meet decarbonization goals, innovation and flexibility will drive the industry forward.

Despite being the lightest gaseous element in the world, hydrogen can provide a high energy density, almost three times as much as the one of natural gas, which is expected to accelerate hydrogen technology towards 2030.

KPMG in Greece published the survey “The Future of Shipping”, analyzing the seaborne trade, and presenting the role and viewpoint of the Greek shipowners in the global market.

The 2022 SMART4SEA Forum took place virtually from 23 to 24 of February 2022, focusing on key smart shipping issues and latest updates of industry’s digital transformation and technological trends.