UK shipping minister Robert Courts opened LISW with a typically upbeat show of support for maritime. The four-day event will test the industry’s readiness to tackle the big issues, but it will also showcase the level of government support for it

Martin Crawford-Brunt has returned to maritime after a brief hiatus following his departure from Rightship last year. His new venture Lookout Maritime is tackling many of the practical problems raised during his tenure at the help of the ship vetting agency.

Maersk has secured sufficient supplies of e-methanol to fuel its first dual-fuel feeder by 2023, but the race to scale up affordable supply chains for the carbon-neutral fuel is now on. Policy, collaboration and a more transparent carbon accounting across the lifecycle of fuel production is required

MSC’s strategy of hoovering up tonnage on the secondhand market has added over 90 ships and 360,000 teu in capacity to the soon to be world’s largest container line, but the ageing fleet of small ships is little more than a short-term cash cow

Maritime security’s newfound status as a geopolitical hot topic comes with political nuance and potential cost. Understanding the changing dynamics and platform protocols will be key to industry’s successful input into how this agenda plays out

In the wake of the economic and political meltdown that has left Lebanon effectively operating as a bankrupt state, the devastation inside Beirut’s port one year on from the explosion that ripped it apart has registered as a mere blip in the country’s long downward spiral