This week: The United Kingdom government warns the shipping industry and those around it that they must be ready in the event of a WTO-terms Brexit, Iran appears to be thawing to the idea of releasing the oil tanker it impounded after the release of the Iranian tanker seized by British Royal Marines and container lines try to clamp down on misdeclared cargoes

LISW comes seven weeks before the UK leaves the European Union. How will that affect the country’s maritime sector? Where will the industry see gains and losses? How can shipping benefit from Brexit?

Hong Kong is in the throes of political turmoil, however most maritime hubs have concerns. One way to mitigate disruption is to think of a maritime city as a node in a connected network: part of a cluster 

An academic study has concluded that vessel charterers benefit more from trading opportunities than from saving the planet. Until that attitude changes, shipping’s own efforts will be minimal

In theory, ‘virtual arrival’ would enable ships to reduce speed, and thereby emissions; in practice an academic study found charterers’ own commercial considerations outweigh these benefits

Shipping leaders understand that digitalisation is important, but obstacles still stand in the way of full-scale roll-outs