‘This industry is obviously very heavily lawyered, because when things go wrong on these projects, it could cost billions and could go wrong in a bid way,’ argues co-author

Cases have been filed in at least three US states and more are expected to come, although many could eventually be heard in Singapore

Boxships arriving from the US and Europe dropped 40% at Yantian, with schedule reliability ratios below 20% and average delays rising to more than seven days

Transit of over 1,000 vessels daily through the Singapore Strait remains safe, with robbers who attack ships often unarmed and vessels’ crew unharmed, according to Singapore authorities

Environmental groups want the International Maritime Organization to regulate underwater noise pollution, which harms marine life and has worsened in recent years, particularly in the Arctic

Korea Shipowners’ Association says it will file an administrative litigation to review the government decision

While armed robberies of ships in Asia remain a problem, no piracy was reported in the region last year as relevant governments forge closer co-operation

A study found a mix of market-based and command-and-control policies was required to make zero-emission fuels competitive. But these had to ensure fairness to developing countries

George Macheras joins George Paleokrassas as co-head of the maritime team. The law firm wants to attract new talent and clients to the firm in an effort to cultivate growth

Recognition from Brussels — still far from certain — that charterers should pay for their emissions is a start. But it is still up to owners to make the big calls on investing in greener ships. They must not take this week’s news as permission to do nothing

The emergence that the EU is considering shifting the burden of paying for carbon market credits to charterers, as part of draft amendments being thrashed out in Brussels, has been welcomed by shipowner groups

Spot rates for global fleet of LNG carriers not expected to surpass 2021 levels