Splash Extra leads today with the ultimate primer for what to expect from the January 1 introduction of FuelEU Maritime, arguably the most stringent new regional shipping legislation in more than a generation. Readers can learn about how the legislation works, the potential fines, and the options...
https://splash247.com/your-guide-to-everything-you-need-to-know-about-fueleu-maritime/
Changes are afoot in the Iranian-linked VLCC fleet with less than six weeks until Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the US. The US imposed further sanctions aimed at Iran’s tanker fleet this month, while China has started to ease imports of Iranian oil. Moreover, two shadow fleet...
The Red Sea shipping crisis dominated headlines throughout the year. The Houthis displayed greater sophistication in their attacks on merchant shipping, and have now targeted more than 120 ships, forcing a giant swathe of the global merchant fleet to reroute via the Cape of Good Hope. With no...
In three weeks shipping will have to come to terms with the single largest slice of new regional legislation for more than a generation. FuelEU Maritime launches January 1 with experts warning the penalties the European Union could dish out could send some companies bankrupt. The rules mandate...
https://splash247.com/shipping-braces-for-the-fueleu-maritime-era/
Bravo to Bikram Bhatia for painting in black and white one of shipping’s worst kept secrets – overworked men and women at sea. It’s well known that shipping tends to fudge its reporting of work and rest hours at sea, but Bhatia, for his PhD dissertation, has spent the last three years assembling so...
https://splash247.com/how-to-solve-the-work-rest-issue-at-sea/
Seafarer pay is the lead story in the November issue of Splash Extra published today. While crews are seeing increases in their remuneration, they are failing to keep up with inflation sparking fury with thousands of men and women working at sea. Elsewhere in the subscription title there’s regular...
https://splash247.com/seafarer-pay-fails-to-keep-up-with-inflation/
Shipping has to revamp its image and look more lucrative and agile in terms of career opportunities and growth if it is going to get the cream of the crop coming from the next generation of tech students. The sector has yet to fully adapt its thinking about future talent needs or positions, as very...
https://splash247.com/how-shipping-can-get-its-fair-share-of-the-best-tech-grads/
Recent reports have indicated that seafarer salaries are on the rise due to a labour shortage in the industry but the actual numbers behind the rise paint a far more complex picture. Survey results from close to 5,000 seafarers published earlier this month by Danica Crewing Specialists suggested...
https://splash247.com/seafarer-pay-failing-to-keep-up-with-inflation/
As war rages in eastern Europe and the Middle East and as China continues its shadow boxing with Taiwan, voters in the US have made clear their distaste for continuing action as the world’s neocon policeman, voting instead for the America first tariffs and borders policy mix. Mr Trump’s drill baby...
China’s yuan weakened and stock markets on the mainland and Hong Kong fell in the 24 hours following news that Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States, likely ushering in another period of trade wars between the world’s two largest economies. Global shipbuilding capacity is...